Trump crushes Republican rivals for White House – then heads back to court
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump’s main opponents – former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and Florida governor Ron DeSantis – significantly trailed the twice-impeached and four-times-indicted former president after they mostly failed to criticise him throughout the preliminary campaigning and debates. The result shows that Mr Trump’s legal troubles – from his four major indictments to a civil fraud case in New York State – have not put a dent in his image with Republican voters. and flopped Almost as soon as media outlets called the Iowa caucuses for Mr Trump, Mr DeSantis’s campaign and surrogates complained about “election interference” or “voter suppression”. The Nikki Haley enthusaism gap Much like Mr DeSantis, Ms Haley never posed much of a threat to Mr Trump, either in Iowa or New Hampshire.