And many of the candidates seem more comfortable throwing punches at Mr. DeSantis than at Mr. Trump. Like Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Ramaswamy sells a similar anti-woke sentiment, but he does so with the charm of a natural communicator. Mr. Trump’s current rivals seem exasperated by their collective inability to crack his foundation: Mr. Trump’s supporters have been trained for years to come to his defense whenever he is under fire. Mr. Trump has another asymmetrical advantage: Current and potential rivals have sought to avoid criticizing him too harshly so as not to alienate Republicans who still like Mr. Trump and are automatically suspicious of anyone attacking him. “The discipline,” Mr. Sununu added, “is getting out.”The post Trump Looks Like He Will Get the 2024 Crowd He Wants appeared first on New York Times.
