For years, Republicans portrayed Donald Trump as a figure who is larger than life. They can’t be surprised he now thinks he’s bigger than the party's electoral processes. (via The ReidOut Blog)
McDaniel said Sunday in a Fox News interviewOrdinarily, coming from a party chair, that might sound like a threat. Or, at minimum, a legitimate warning about the pitfalls of skipping a chance to speak to voters. In this case, it sounds like a powerless admission from a party official who knows that the debates have effectively become a formality with Trump in the mix.
Trump’s refusal to participate would effectively rid Republicans — at least those looking to dislodge the former president from his role as the party’s standard-bearer — of any real chance to hold his feet to the fire in public. Said McDaniel: “What I think is, the American people want to see these candidates, they want to see what they’re articulating, and especially: What is your plan to take us out of the misery of Joe Biden?”
Trump is still claiming he won the 2020 election, which he legitimately lost by millions of votes. Hedoesn’t care what “the people” want. That said, he appears to be right about one thing: Given his overwhelming support among conservatives in recent polls, it begs the question about whether participating in primary debates serves him any good.
For years, Republicans have portrayed Trump as a figure who is larger than life. They can’t be surprised he now thinks he’s bigger than the party and its electoral processes.
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