Donald Trump is considered out of contention. His lead in the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election is so large that he does not deign to participate in the debates. Furthermore, it counter-programs them. Before the first debate on August 23, the former president gave an interview to controversial communicator Tucker Carlson. For the second week, next week, he has planned to travel to Detroit, Michigan, to take part in a rally in support of unionized workers amid a strike in the auto sector, several American media outlets reported on Monday, citing this news Sources. to Trump.
The second Republican primary debate is scheduled for September 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The list of eligible participants has not yet been confirmed, but of the eight participants in the first debate in Milwaukee, at least two (Asa Hutchinson and Doug Burgum) are at serious risk of being excluded due to their low voting intent in the elections. Survey.
According to FiveThirtyEight’s average of major polls, Trump’s lead has increased since the first debate. He now has 55.5% support among Republican primary voters, more than 40 points ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is down at just 14.2%. Third in the race is Millennial Trumpist Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotechnology investor who holds 7.6% without capitalizing on the prominence he had in the first confrontation between the candidates. Nikki Haley is the one who has improved the most since the last debate, rising to 6.1%. Former Vice President Mike Pence only has a voting intention of 4.7%; Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is at 3.1%, and Sen. Tim Scott is at a paltry 2.6%.
Despite his accusations (or partly because of them), Trump’s support remains strong and is at its highest level since the start of the primaries. He has never enjoyed such an advantage as he does now, so he is more likely to start focusing on the fight that current President Joe Biden will face on November 5 next year.
Biden, who prides himself on his pro-union credibility, has shown his support for workers’ demands in the strike against the three Detroit companies GM, Ford and Stellantis. Although he favored tax cuts for corporations and high incomes, Trump is aware that to be elected president he must win the votes of workers disillusioned with globalization and loss of purchasing power in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin are wanting to show up in Detroit to support workers in the industry.
Trump’s trip to Detroit will include a prime-time speech, countering the Republican debate, to current and former members of the UAW, which unites auto workers, and other unions. According to the New York Times, which first reported the information, Trump is scheduled to speak to more than 500 workers, and his campaign plans to fill the room with plumbers, pipefitters, electricians and autoworkers.
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So it will be a selected and controlled audience and not a spontaneous performance in front of the striking workers. In fact, Trump has attacked union leaders and it is unclear how he would be received by them. “Auto workers are being betrayed by their leaders who should be supporting Trump,” he said in an interview with NBC last week.
In the state of Michigan, Trump won the 2016 election but lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. It is one of the battleground states alongside Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona that will decide the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.
The third Republican debate will take place in Miami, Florida, in early November. Trump probably won’t attend either. We’ll have to see what alternative he comes up with for the occasion.
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