For G.O.P. Rivals, an Unhappy Task: Defend the Man Dominating the Polls
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In the topsy-turvy world of 2024 Republican politics, rivals of Donald J. Trump had been bracing for weeks for his second indictment with more dread than any sense of opportunity.After years of successive scandals, the immediate instincts of so many Republican voters are thoroughly ingrained.They snap to Mr. Trump's defense, no matter how outrageous the charges are or who is making them Democrats, the news media, local prosecutors or, now, federal ones.
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