For all the early horse-race polling that shows 2024 as neck-and-neck, the reality is that the GOP would prefer for just about anyone to be the nominee but Trump. And that ain't happening. As Josh Marshall notes, January 6th is categorically different from the tax and fraud charges in NY or the secret documents case in Florida. January 6th is - along with Dobbs - the millstone around the GOP's necks. They have to face the fact that most Americans were horrified by the assault on the Capitol and oppose the abortion restrictions being put in place across America.
This leads to comical interviews like Jake Tapper's interview of Ron DeSantis where DeSantis just refuses to answer the question in front of him.
"Should Trump be charged in January 6th if there is evidence of his guilt?
"Argle bargle, Alvin Bragg."
"Would you sign a six week abortion ban, like you did in Florida?"
"Democrats want abortion on demand up until delivery."
My hope is that someone - I could see the Lincoln Project embrace this - simply assert that the GOP wants to overthrow the Constitution and ban all abortions. Is that accurate? Who gives a fuck. Let them defend January 6th and Dobbs up until election day.
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