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Former President Trump is dominating the polls in all early voting states, putting him more than 30 points ahead of his closest competitor, according to new polling.
“If Christie stays in the race, he helps Trump win. That’s it. He’s helping Trump. Trump wants Christie in the race,” Gov. Chris Sununu told RealClearPolitics. “I know that’s not what [Chris'] original strategy was, but again, that strategy has kind of come to an end.”
To put it plainly, the poll shows Trump leading by 34 percentage points, a lead which is virtually unheard of in a contested primary. It is highly unlikely that Trump will lose, and if his lead remains anywhere near 34 points on Caucus Day – and he runs the table in New Hampshire eight days later – then the race is effectively over.
President Biden’s sliding poll numbers have set off alarm signals among Democrats who are beginning to see that he might lose the 2024 election to Donald Trump. Those polls have also gotten the attention of pundits who have confidently said for three years now that Trump could never again win a national election. The polling results published over the past few months suggest otherwise: Trump is currently the favorite to win next year’s election.
Donald Trump vows to fight on after his conviction, with the November election now a referendum on the entire political system.