Analysis: What’s evident is that by ceding the debate stage to his opponents, the former president could be allowing an unwelcome and growing narrative to gain traction in the GOP. That narrative — that Trump lost the 2020 election.
Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson: “The first five names above will grace the debate stage, with or without Trump. The list doesn’t include former vice president Mike Pence, who we learned Monday nightPence’s commentary on this matter is narrower but arguably more significant. In recent weeks, he has leaned in to the idea that Trump asked him to violate the Constitution by pressuring him to help overturn the election.
Pence has beenWhat that leaves is the prospect of a debate stage dominated by people who have labeled Trump a loser, in one form or another, and/or said his plot to overturn it was wrong. That would come even as Trump has signaled he’d like to use his indictment toThat doesn’t mean all the candidates will press the issue. DeSantis, in particular, had to be coaxed into offering his relatively mild acknowledgment of reality Monday.
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