As Republican candidates vie for the 2024 nomination, some have begun to test the waters of criticizing former President Donald Trump to see just how far they can go without turning off voters.
Most candidates are hesitant to appear critical of the former president. Many would prefer not to address Trump at all, but they're all but forced to comment amid his mounting legal troubles.The only Republican presidential candidates to take strong stances against the current primary front-runner are those polling at 2% or less nationally. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd, and former Arkansas Gov.
One Republican strategist, though, suggests that there may not be a path to primary victory by only hitting Trump on policy — or using his policies against him at all, for that matter. Despite Geller's warning, this is exactly the approach that Haley, DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy are taking. Former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott are similarly focusing on policy but have been prompted to address Trump on different fronts in the past.
"You're not going to win over the people who like Trump — they're already voting for him if they like him," Geller claimed. He added that while many voters are fond of DeSantis, for example, they also like Trump, and they haven't been presented a case for why they should abandon him. "Having it both ways is a nonstarter, and it's perplexing to see that strategy deployed," fellow Republican strategist Chip Felkel added.For him, the bottom line is,"You can't be half-pregnant. You have to run against him and run hard if you are a serious candidate and contender."
According to Republican strategist David Kochel, candidates are conflating differentiating themselves from Trump with being anti-Trump,"which feels to each of them to be political malpractice."
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