Can Anyone Stop Trump’s March to the Nomination?

Dan Balz: “After a dip in his standing after the 2022 midterm elections, when Republicans underperformed expectations and Trump’s favored candidates fared badly, the former president quickly retook command of the party and the nomination contest. Ironically he was aided by four indictments in four jurisdictions, including two cases involving his efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election.”

“Trump wore those felony counts — 91 in total — as badges of honor, and Republican voters responded by flocking to him. The indictments presage a general-election campaign in which courtrooms will compete with campaign rallies to define the personalities of the two likely candidates as well as one of the major choices for voters, which is whether they view Trump as a threat to democracy.”

Axios: “The astonishing speed and sweep of former President Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses last night delivered a massive wakeup call to Republican skeptics still dreaming of a post-MAGA world.”