{"id":2002128,"date":"2023-08-16T05:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-the-former-presidents-one-big-advantage-as-criminal-charges-pile-up\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T05:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:48:22","slug":"donald-trump-indicted-the-former-presidents-one-big-advantage-as-criminal-charges-pile-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-the-former-presidents-one-big-advantage-as-criminal-charges-pile-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump indicted: Former president&#8217;s key advantage amid mounting criminal charges."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fdonald-trump-indicted-the-former-presidents-one-big-advantage-as-criminal-charges-pile-up%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=2002128&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--><h2>Is Trump&#8217;s Legal\u200b Troubles an Advantage for Him\u2063 in the Republican Primary?<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s legal battles have become a central\u2064 focus in the Republican primary. \u2063While it remains \u2062to be seen\u2062 whether he has bitten off more\u200b than he can chew\u2062 legally, there is one way in which \u200bthe growing number of indictments \u2062plays to his advantage.<\/p>\n<p>In the eyes \u200bof many Republican primary\u2062 voters,\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">justice system<\/a> has been &#8220;weaponized&#8221; against conservatives, particularly \u200dthose who doubt the legitimacy of the 2020\u200d election. \u2063They see the indictments as bogus \u200band believe that President Joe Biden and his \u2064family would never face the same scrutiny.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u2063 Divide: \u2062&#8221;Us&#8221; vs. &#8220;Them&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In the 21st century, presidential politics has become a Hatfields\u200d vs.\u200d McCoys feud, and \u200cfew understand this better than Trump. His rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential\u200d nomination face a\u2064 dilemma. They can align themselves with &#8220;us&#8221; and share the doubts about the election, but struggle to distinguish themselves from the front-runner. Alternatively, they\u2063 can directly challenge \u200cTrump on these issues and become one of &#8220;them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some candidates, like Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, \u2062have taken a more cautious\u200b approach, which has gained them some\u200c support in the polls. \u2063However, Trump still maintains a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-the-former-presidents-one-big-advantage-as-criminal-charges-pile-up\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted: Former president's key advantage amid mounting criminal charges.\">significant\u200c lead nationally<\/a> and in key\u200d states like New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b the other\u200b hand, candidates who \u2063have directly confronted Trump on these issues have received \u2064attention but have fared even worse in the\u200d polls.\u200d Former\u200d Vice President Mike Pence \u200cand former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey have seen limited \u200dsuccess, while other anti-Trump candidates are \u2063polling in the low \u200bsingle digits.<\/p>\n<h3>The Georgia Indictment and Trump&#8217;s\u200b Advantage<\/h3>\n<p>Trump can easily portray the recent indictment in Georgia and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-denies-ordering-deletion-of-mar-a-lago-security-tapes\/\" title=\"Trump denies involvement in deletion of Mar-a-Lago security tapes.\">federal indictment related<\/a> to the \u200b2020 election\u200d as an attempt to criminalize \u200cthe\u2062 views held by\u200b Republican primary voters. This puts the \u200cother candidates in a difficult position, as they struggle to distance themselves from Trump without alienating his\u200c base.<\/p>\n<p>While political \u2063polarization is not new, Trump has a unique ability to\u2063 tap into \u200bthe divisions that have emerged in American politics since the 2000 election. Unlike previous Republican candidates \u2062like Mitt Romney and John McCain,\u200c Trump has successfully navigated these\u200b divisions and\u200d maintained a strong \u2063base of support.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trump-preemptively-undercut-bidens-vaccine-mandate-push\/\" title=\"How Trump Preemptively Undercut Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate Push\">facing numerous challenges<\/a>, including scandals, investigations, and an election \u2064loss, Trump\u2062 remains \u2063a frontrunner\u2062 in the Republican primary.\u200b He argues that his legal \u200dtroubles are a result of partisan motives and aims\u200d to position \u2064himself as a victim of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-senate-republicans-rip-deal-as-proof-of-two-tiered-justice-system\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans criticize Hunter Biden's plea deal, citing it as evidence of a biased justice system.\">biased justice system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While this may not necessarily resolve his legal issues, it could be enough to secure him the Republican \u200bpresidential nomination for the third\u200c consecutive\u200d election. And\u200b as history has shown, once the nominee is chosen, anything \u2064can happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether Donald Trump has taken on more legal challenges than he can handle is uncertain. However, the increasing number of indictments benefits him in the Republican primary. 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