He is mired in criminal investigations that could end with indictments. He has been blamed for Republicans' disappointing performance in the November elections.
Trump's potential rivals have spent months laying the groundwork for their own campaigns, visiting early-voting states, speaking before conservative groups and building the kinds of relationships that could benefit them down the line.
“They’ve done the early work that is needed to be out in front of Iowans and they’re very well received,” he said, noting the period since Trump announced his candidacy has been “unusually quiet. In a lot of ways, it kind of feels like it's the announcement that didn’t even happen or doesn’t feel like it happened because there was no immediate buzz. ... I don't hear from people on he ground, ‘I can’t wait for Trump to run.
But Biundo, the former Trump campaign adviser, said that after watching likely candidates such Pence pay visits to early voting states, he too, believes the field is wide open.
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