US Studies Centre Associate Professor Brendon O’Connor says Donald Trump is “still the frontrunner” for the Republican party in the primary elections.
“He has a very solid base of these … supporters who are very much on his side,” he told Sky News Australia.
“Most experts in the United States … still think that Trump is going to be the likely Republican candidate.” “He’s not a good option as a general election candidate … but he’ll be very hard to beat in the primaries.”
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