Trump’s Strength Is Strength

He can still overawe other Republicans.

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Former president Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 election campaign rally in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023.

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One of Trump’s advantages in the 2016 primaries was that, as the leader in the polls, he always stood dead center in the debate stage, taller, more vivid, and more commanding than the other candidates.

There haven’t been any 2024 debates yet, but he has never relinquished that position.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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