indication, we don't know. they could lose by historic margins, to a front runner, who let's be clear, has spent more time in court attending his civil fraud trial this week, then he has in the state of iowa. even if now it feels inevitable that we've come to this, it was not inevitable. it really wasn't. there was a time, in winter, 2021, after january 6th, when donald trump was being impeached for inciting the capitol insurrection, his approval rating hit an all-time low. itooked like he could very well be sent too a sort of permanent political exile. thenort came back. then the 2022 midterms, e elections rk out poorly for most trump endorsed candidates. he backed losers in in a ton of winnable races. there seemed to be a dawning awareness in the republican party that he was politically toxic. 2024 could be a wide open race for republicans. all those folks got in because they thought he was beatable. not now. now, trump is polling at 54%. more than 30% ahead of, haley