Trump's Indictment Could Lock Up Primary, But Lock Out Presidency

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🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that after Donald Trump's historic indictment, 83 percent of Republicans think he should stay in the race — suggesting he could cruise to a decisive primary win in the crowded Republican field. But it's what comes next that should worry him: most folks outside of his base of Republican base are concerned about his behavior.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Melissa from Canapalus, North Carolina. I just finished watering my bagonias, zineas, hydrangeas,
0:08.0	gardenias,
0:09.0	budlias, and roses. This podcast was recorded at 11.50 a.m. on Friday, June 16th.
0:15.6	Things may have changed by the time you hear this,
0:17.6	but I will still be admiring the beauty and color of my summer flower beds. Okay, here's the show.
0:22.9	I relate to this. My hydrangea bush looks amazing right now and it brings me a lot of joy.
0:30.6	I spent a lot of years in North Carolina before I came up to DC and the gardens are beautiful.
0:35.3	I am sure that all of those flowers are for dad this weekend. Oh, absolutely.
0:40.3	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast and Susan Davis. I cover politics.
0:44.2	I'm Franco Adonia as I cover the White House and I'm Dominican Montenegro,
0:47.6	Senior Political Editor and Correspondent. And it's really hard to win the White House.
0:52.4	And part of that reason is how America elects its presidents.
0:55.8	First, a candidate has to win a nomination by securing enough of the party support,
1:00.8	usually driven by the most partisan base voter on the left and right.
1:04.6	And then they have to turn around and win a general election, which is usually decided by a small fraction of swing voters who reside
1:12.2	somewhere in the middle. And in the latest NPR PBS NewsHour Maris poll,
1:16.5	highlights just how complicated that path could be if former President Trump, the current frontrunner,
1:22.1	and the Republican primary ultimately wins the nomination.
1:25.7	But first, a minute ago, let's talk about the indictment and the reaction to it.
1:29.3	In some ways, it's actually been very good for Donald Trump.
1:33.0	Yeah, in a lot of ways. And you know, when you look at the body language of the campaign,
1:36.2	and when you talk to Republican strategists, this is what they said would happen.
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