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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Why Some GOPers Are Suddenly Admitting Trump Is Weaker Than He Looks

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

News, Politics

4.4 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In recent days, Donald Trump’s spinners have worked hard to build up images of his supposed political invincibility. But what if it’s all smoke and mirrors? In an important new piece, Politico reports that behind the scenes, many Republicans are suddenly feeling quite uncertain about Trump’s chances. We talked to Never Trump conservative Mona Charen, an editor and columnist at The Bulwark who has written shrewdly about the GOP tendency to overestimate Biden’s weaknesses, about what’s really driving these sudden new doubts—and whether the race is really turning in Biden’s favor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm your host, Greg Sargent.

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In recent days, Donald Trump's spinners have worked hard to build up images of his political invincibility.

2:19.1

They've pointed to his formidable fundraising in the wake of his criminal conviction, and have highlighted a series of doctored videos of President Biden that are deceptively designed to portray him as so old and feeble that he can't possibly win re-election.

2:22.6

But what if a lot of this is smoke and mirrors?

2:25.9

In an important new piece, Politico reports that behind the scenes, a good deal of Republicans,

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