OPINION: Cable news misleads on Republican primaries

Trump will win. Despite the televised pageantry, there’s no competition – and no ‘normal’ either

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The #GOPprimaries were always gonna be pointless. Any semblance of drama has been entirely contrived. Trump’s embodied what passes for “conservatism” in America ever since he became the country’s most prominent Birther. #maga #Election2024 #fascifascinating ting

Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen!

#gopprimaries #uspol #NikkiHaley #trump

Looks like March is going to be a very busy month for #TFG, & we still don’t have dates for the other two cases. His trial date bookending the #GOPPrimaries

Hush Money case 4-Mar

Primaries
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Alabama 5-Mar
Arkansas 5-Mar
California 5-Mar
Colorado 5-Mar
Maine 5-Mar
Massachusetts 5-Mar
Minnesota 5-Mar
Georgia 12-Mar
Idaho 12-Mar
Mississippi 12-Mar
New Hampshire 12-Mar
Arizona 19-Mar
Florida 19-Mar
Illinois 19-Mar
Kansas 19-Mar
Louisiana 23-Mar
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DOJ January 6th Case 24-Mar

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