Count Trump Out at Your Own Peril

Anyone who works to advance his primary candidacy on the assumption that he can’t win the general election is playing a dangerous game.

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Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks on education at a campaign rally in Davenport, Iowa, March 13, 2023.

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It’s possible to underestimate Donald Trump even in 2023.

Throughout 2015 and 2016, an incredibly diverse array of political actors and figures operated under a shared conviction: There’s no way Donald Trump is going to be our next president.

Michael Brendan Dougherty

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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