Mark Barabak: “The immediate impact was predictable: a headlong rush by Republicans to rally behind the party’s serially indicted presidential front-runner…”“A perceived assault on Trump — by Democratic-appointed Colorado justices, no less — only makes the insurrectionist ex-president more sympathetic to the GOP base; his support in polls soared last April after the first of four indictments.”“That, in turn, will makes it more difficult for Trump’s rivals to attack the front-runner — not that they’ve been all that willing up to now.”Washington Post: Trump’s GOP presidential rivals join in criticism of Colorado ruling.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2023 16:32 UTC