As Donald Trump wages a third consecutive White House campaign, the power of his punches is likely to be put to its greatest test.
Some of them predict that if he faces a new slew of GOP challengers, which would be a highly unusual obstacle for a former president running in a primary, he'll successfully chew them all up, in a repeat of his 2016 playbook.
In that same time, Trump has done little if any actual campaigning, beyond statements on social media, while he staffs up for a run that will likely begin in earnest in the coming months. "He's had a tough couple of weeks because every boxer who shadowboxes by themselves gets tired," they said. "You put somebody in the ring with him, I think we know how this ends."If Trump has to run against DeSantis in the 2024 Republican primary -- or former Vice President Mike Pence, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson or others -- it won't be the first time he's faced such competition.
"Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?" Trump once said on the trail of competitor Carly Fiorina, a former technology executive. A candidate's appetite for such onslaughts must be part of the decision over whether to challenge him, those who helped campaign against Trump said.
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