{"id":1908378,"date":"2023-04-01T10:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-hauls-in-4-million-after-indictment\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T10:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:45:53","slug":"trump-campaign-hauls-in-4-million-after-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-hauls-in-4-million-after-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Campaign Hauls in $4 Million After Indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-campaign-hauls-in-4-million-after-indictment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1908378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"control\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#\" class=\"top\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#\" class=\"close\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">close<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6323719052112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\" data-embed-uid=\"fnc-embed-1\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe aria-label=\"MVPD Picker\" src=\"\/\/static.foxnews.com\/static\/orion\/html\/video\/iframe\/vod.html?v=20230331003021#uid=fnc-embed-1&#038;url=www.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-indictment-short-term-political-gain-long-term-question-mark\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1px; min-height: 100%;\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6323719052112\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Rumored Trump 2024 challengers speak out against indictment<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on how Trump\u2019s indictment may impact his 2024 presidential bid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">An indictment for any alleged crime, the accompanying perp walk and ensuing court hearings may sound like a death knell for a politician on the ballot. But for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u2014 hardly a normal politician \u2014 it\u2019s a gift.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"\" data-hot-unit=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CJqQrOz1iP4CFbkOaAgdZxoPsQ\" data-ad-slot-rendered=\"1\" data-rendered-size=\"728x200\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/pol\/lb2_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/pol\/lb2_0\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/pol\/lb2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" width=\"728\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" tabindex=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The former president has\u00a0long thrived on chaos and turmoil as he\u2019s successfully portrayed himself to his supporters as a victim of the establishment, the &#8220;deep state,&#8221; liberal forces and the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>And Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/presidential-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 presidential campaign<\/a> quickly capitalized on the announcement Thursday that he would become the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-indictment-manhattan-da-accuses-house-gop-unlawful-political-interference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MANHATTAN DA ACCUSES HOUSE GOP OF \u2018UNLAWFUL POLITICAL INTERFERENCE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Radical Left \u2013 the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this country \u2014 have INDICTED me in a disgusting witch hunt,&#8221; Trump claimed in one of a handful of fundraising emails his campaign committees sent to supporters in the hours after Thursday\u2019s breaking news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Please make a contribution \u2014 of truly any amount \u2014 to defend our movement from the never-ending witch hunts and WIN the WHITE HOUSE in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Donald-Trump-Davenport-Iowa-3-13-23-e1679245152733.jpg\" source=\"AP Newsroom\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former President Trump speaks at a campaign event March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Ron Johnson)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Trump campaign announced on Friday evening that they hauled in over $4 million in fundraising following the indictment announcement. The campaign touted the grassroots nature of the donations &#8211; with an average contribution of $38 &#8211; and that a quarter of the money came from first-time donors to the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>Word of Trump\u2019s indictment came on the eve of the final day of fundraising in the first quarter of the year, and the surge in contributions should boost the former president\u2019s campaign cash numbers when they\u2019re likely revealed in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected in New York City Tuesday after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict him. He allegedly gave hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep her quiet ahead of that year\u2019s presidential election over her claims she had sexual encounters years earlier with Trump. The former president denies sleeping with Daniels and denies falsifying business records to keep the payment concealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-2024-gop-rivals-react-former-presidents-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP&#8217;S 2024 GOP RIVALS CHARGE INDICTMENT \u2018POLITICALLY MOTIVATED\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban4', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban4');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>In the hours after the media frenzy, nearly all of Trump\u2019s actual and potential rivals for the GOP nomination defended Trump, most charging that the move by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was a &#8220;political prosecution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The indictment firmly puts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 spotlight<\/a> back on Trump \u2014 where he wants it \u2014 and will make it more difficult for any of his rivals to gain traction, effectively freezing Trump\u2019s position as the clear front-runner during the early legs of the primary battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the short term, there\u2019s a rallying effect, there\u2019s a fundraising effect, which Trump is going to fully employ,&#8221; longtime Republican strategist David Kochel, a veteran of numerous presidential and Iowa-based campaigns, told Fox News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban5', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban5');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<div type=\"video\" caption=\"Fox News' chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram provides details on Republicans' reaction to Alvin Bragg's indictment of former President Trump.\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/27e13275-c303-4768-8f28-f756499c5fc0\/4103fe4e-50e2-4e67-aaaf-fe8c34a03273\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6323720528112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6323720528112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Carolina-based conservative consultant Dave Wilson noted that &#8220;it gives Trump a bump in the polls. It\u2019s a natural thing because he\u2019s getting news coverage again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the indictment looming, Trump had seen his lead in the polls over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis grow in the most recent surveys. Among those polls is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/official-polls\/fox-news-poll-trumps-lead-grows-in-gop-primary-race-now-over-50-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one from Fox News<\/a> released Wednesday that indicated Trump\u2019s lead over DeSantis had doubled over the past month, from 15 to 30 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While DeSantis remains on the 2024 sidelines, he\u2019s expected to launch a campaign later this spring or summer and is seen as Trump\u2019s top rival for the nomination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban6', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban6');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-house-senate-republicans-react-to-trump-indictment-a-dark-day-in-american-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TOP HOUSE, SENATE REPUBLICANS OUTRAGED ABOUT TRUMP INDICTMENT: \u2018A DARK DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The rumor that Trump is going to be indicted by the district attorney in Manhattan has helped him quite a bit among Republican primary voters,&#8221; Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts Fox News surveys with Democrat Chris Anderson, said earlier this week ahead of the indictment news. &#8220;They view the case as politically motivated, and it reanimates feelings that Trump is still fighting forces they see as corrupt and out of control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TRUMP-2.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Donald Trump is the first former president to be indicted on criminal charges.<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shaw said the indictment &#8220;is rallying Republicans to Trump, making Trump\u2019s claims sound more legitimate&#8221; and making it &#8220;more difficult \u2026 for the other Republicans to get oxygen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban7', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban7');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>Andrew Smith, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-hampshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of New Hampshire\u2019s survey center<\/a>, noted that &#8220;based on past performance, the kind of bad news that would typically bury a candidate will likely fire up Trump\u2019s base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the big question is whether a short-term bounce is sustainable. And as details of Trump\u2019s alleged involvement with Daniels grabs outsized attention in the days and weeks ahead, will the former president suffer repercussions with social conservative voters who play an outsized role in Republican politics in Iowa and South Carolina, the first and third states in the GOP\u2019s presidential nominating calendar?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/official-polls\/fox-news-poll-trumps-lead-grows-in-gop-primary-race-now-over-50-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS 2024 POLL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban8', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban8');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Longer term \u2014 we need to know more,&#8221; Kochel noted. &#8220;That stuff will roll out over the next several weeks and months as you go through the process. Iowa evangelicals aren\u2019t going to like hearing about the former president paying off a porn star. There\u2019s the potential for it to be a negative in the long term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Kochel emphasized that &#8220;Trump is very good in going to guns when he\u2019s challenged like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<div type=\"video\" caption=\"Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy discusses the Manhattan DA's case against the former president.\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/5cf20e91-43f8-4981-82e7-344c678294c6\/a1cbe699-7586-4486-a12f-acfa5aefecc5\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6323721013112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6323721013112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wilson said the question is whether Trump\u2019s initial bump will be &#8220;sustainable over time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban9\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban9\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban9', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban9');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb8\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb8\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s going to be a question among certain evangelical voters as to whether or not this is something they want to wrap themselves around when it comes to Donald Trump. It\u2019s a turnoff for some people, especially in the evangelical community,&#8221; Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In New Hampshire, which votes second in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP primary schedule<\/a>, Neil Levesque, longtime director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, weighed in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban10\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban10\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban10', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban10');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This will mean that Trump is front and center as we go into the nominating process, whether good or bad. How much of a distraction and how much will other candidates be able to get attention is a big question,&#8221; Levesque said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb9\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb9\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;As this goes forward, how much will Republicans say, \u2018Is this the best candidate we can put forward against Biden?\u2019 Or will they double down and say, \u2018He\u2019s part of our tribe, we need to get behind him?&#8217; Those are the great unknowns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"control\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#\" class=\"top\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#\" class=\"close\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">close<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6323719052112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\" data-embed-uid=\"fnc-embed-1\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe aria-label=\"MVPD Picker\" src=\"\/\/static.foxnews.com\/static\/orion\/html\/video\/iframe\/vod.html?v=20230331003021#uid=fnc-embed-1&#038;url=www.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-indictment-short-term-political-gain-long-term-question-mark\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1px; min-height: 100%;\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6323719052112\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Rumored Trump 2024 challengers speak out against indictment<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on how Trump\u2019s indictment may impact his 2024 presidential bid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">An indictment for any alleged crime, the accompanying perp walk and ensuing court hearings may sound like a death knell for a politician on the ballot. But for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> \u2014 hardly a normal politician \u2014 it\u2019s a gift.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"\" data-hot-unit=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CJqQrOz1iP4CFbkOaAgdZxoPsQ\" data-ad-slot-rendered=\"1\" data-rendered-size=\"728x200\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/pol\/lb2_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/pol\/lb2_0\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/pol\/lb2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" width=\"728\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" tabindex=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The former president has\u00a0long thrived on chaos and turmoil as he\u2019s successfully portrayed himself to his supporters as a victim of the establishment, the &#8220;deep state,&#8221; liberal forces and the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>And Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/presidential-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 presidential campaign<\/a> quickly capitalized on the announcement Thursday that he would become the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-indictment-manhattan-da-accuses-house-gop-unlawful-political-interference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MANHATTAN DA ACCUSES HOUSE GOP OF \u2018UNLAWFUL POLITICAL INTERFERENCE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Radical Left \u2013 the enemy of the hard-working men and women of this country \u2014 have INDICTED me in a disgusting witch hunt,&#8221; Trump claimed in one of a handful of fundraising emails his campaign committees sent to supporters in the hours after Thursday\u2019s breaking news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Please make a contribution \u2014 of truly any amount \u2014 to defend our movement from the never-ending witch hunts and WIN the WHITE HOUSE in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Donald-Trump-Davenport-Iowa-3-13-23-e1679245152733.jpg\" source=\"AP Newsroom\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former President Trump speaks at a campaign event March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Ron Johnson)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Trump campaign announced on Friday evening that they hauled in over $4 million in fundraising following the indictment announcement. The campaign touted the grassroots nature of the donations &#8211; with an average contribution of $38 &#8211; and that a quarter of the money came from first-time donors to the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>Word of Trump\u2019s indictment came on the eve of the final day of fundraising in the first quarter of the year, and the surge in contributions should boost the former president\u2019s campaign cash numbers when they\u2019re likely revealed in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected in New York City Tuesday after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict him. He allegedly gave hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2016 to keep her quiet ahead of that year\u2019s presidential election over her claims she had sexual encounters years earlier with Trump. The former president denies sleeping with Daniels and denies falsifying business records to keep the payment concealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-2024-gop-rivals-react-former-presidents-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP&#8217;S 2024 GOP RIVALS CHARGE INDICTMENT \u2018POLITICALLY MOTIVATED\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban4', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban4');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>In the hours after the media frenzy, nearly all of Trump\u2019s actual and potential rivals for the GOP nomination defended Trump, most charging that the move by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was a &#8220;political prosecution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The indictment firmly puts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/state-and-local\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 spotlight<\/a> back on Trump \u2014 where he wants it \u2014 and will make it more difficult for any of his rivals to gain traction, effectively freezing Trump\u2019s position as the clear front-runner during the early legs of the primary battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the short term, there\u2019s a rallying effect, there\u2019s a fundraising effect, which Trump is going to fully employ,&#8221; longtime Republican strategist David Kochel, a veteran of numerous presidential and Iowa-based campaigns, told Fox News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban5', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban5');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<div type=\"video\" caption=\"Fox News' chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram provides details on Republicans' reaction to Alvin Bragg's indictment of former President Trump.\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/27e13275-c303-4768-8f28-f756499c5fc0\/4103fe4e-50e2-4e67-aaaf-fe8c34a03273\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6323720528112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6323720528112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Carolina-based conservative consultant Dave Wilson noted that &#8220;it gives Trump a bump in the polls. It\u2019s a natural thing because he\u2019s getting news coverage again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the indictment looming, Trump had seen his lead in the polls over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis grow in the most recent surveys. Among those polls is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/official-polls\/fox-news-poll-trumps-lead-grows-in-gop-primary-race-now-over-50-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one from Fox News<\/a> released Wednesday that indicated Trump\u2019s lead over DeSantis had doubled over the past month, from 15 to 30 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While DeSantis remains on the 2024 sidelines, he\u2019s expected to launch a campaign later this spring or summer and is seen as Trump\u2019s top rival for the nomination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban6', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban6');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-house-senate-republicans-react-to-trump-indictment-a-dark-day-in-american-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TOP HOUSE, SENATE REPUBLICANS OUTRAGED ABOUT TRUMP INDICTMENT: \u2018A DARK DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The rumor that Trump is going to be indicted by the district attorney in Manhattan has helped him quite a bit among Republican primary voters,&#8221; Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts Fox News surveys with Democrat Chris Anderson, said earlier this week ahead of the indictment news. &#8220;They view the case as politically motivated, and it reanimates feelings that Trump is still fighting forces they see as corrupt and out of control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TRUMP-2.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" ><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Donald Trump is the first former president to be indicted on criminal charges.<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shaw said the indictment &#8220;is rallying Republicans to Trump, making Trump\u2019s claims sound more legitimate&#8221; and making it &#8220;more difficult \u2026 for the other Republicans to get oxygen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban7', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban7');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>Andrew Smith, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-hampshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of New Hampshire\u2019s survey center<\/a>, noted that &#8220;based on past performance, the kind of bad news that would typically bury a candidate will likely fire up Trump\u2019s base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the big question is whether a short-term bounce is sustainable. And as details of Trump\u2019s alleged involvement with Daniels grabs outsized attention in the days and weeks ahead, will the former president suffer repercussions with social conservative voters who play an outsized role in Republican politics in Iowa and South Carolina, the first and third states in the GOP\u2019s presidential nominating calendar?<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/official-polls\/fox-news-poll-trumps-lead-grows-in-gop-primary-race-now-over-50-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS 2024 POLL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban8', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban8');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Longer term \u2014 we need to know more,&#8221; Kochel noted. &#8220;That stuff will roll out over the next several weeks and months as you go through the process. Iowa evangelicals aren\u2019t going to like hearing about the former president paying off a porn star. There\u2019s the potential for it to be a negative in the long term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Kochel emphasized that &#8220;Trump is very good in going to guns when he\u2019s challenged like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<div type=\"video\" caption=\"Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy discusses the Manhattan DA's case against the former president.\" originalimageurl=\"https:\/\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/5cf20e91-43f8-4981-82e7-344c678294c6\/a1cbe699-7586-4486-a12f-acfa5aefecc5\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" class=\"embed-media fn-video\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6323721013112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6323721013112\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"> <span class=\"overlay\">Video<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wilson said the question is whether Trump\u2019s initial bump will be &#8220;sustainable over time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban9\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban9\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban9', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban9');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb8\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-pol-lb8\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s going to be a question among certain evangelical voters as to whether or not this is something they want to wrap themselves around when it comes to Donald Trump. 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