GOP Candidates Struggle to Deal with Trump

New York Times: “Mr. Trump’s role as principal bomb-thrower, initially an annoyance for his Republican rivals, is now presenting them with their first real challenge in the primary campaign as they seek to develop a strategy for dealing with the bombastic real estate mogul who stands at the top of recent polls.”

“Some of the candidates have bluntly criticized Mr. Trump, which could endear them to donors who find his language destructive and help them break into the news cycle… Others have resorted to different tactics to remind voters that they are running.”

“Mr. Trump’s wrath tends to be directed toward those who take the hardest swing at him. But some of the candidates have done the work over the last two years to stay in the developer’s good graces.”