NEWS AND OPINION:

Former President Donald Trump faces some severe competitors in his quest to win again the White House in 2024 — and we’re speaking competitors from fellow Republicans right here.

The extra the merrier, some say.

Indeed, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie all have their eye on the presidency. So does entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

This roster of hopefuls could possibly be a bonus, some say.

“A crowded Republican field would help Trump enormously. It would be difficult for his challengers to differentiate themselves from Trump on policy. Most buy into large parts of the MAGA agenda anyway, where subtle differences matter little,” notes an editorial from TIPP Insights.

“When everyone on a debate stage utters the same message on Ukraine, ‘fake news,’ immigration, crime, the economy, inflation, and Covid, Trump will likely stand out as the person who led on all these matters as the 45th president. No challenger who confronts Trump about 2020 election irregularities will survive the race,” the editorial stated.

“At this point in the race, the 2024 nomination is Trump’s to lose,” it later concluded.

INDEFATIGABLE DESANTIS

Here’s a quick however telling replace on the whereabouts of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

He continues to have a wall-to-wall schedule. On Wednesday, He traveled to Arizona to fulfill firsthand with native sheriffs from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas who proceed to fulfill and handle immigration challenges on the southern border.

“We’re taking Florida’s no-nonsense approach to border enforcement nationwide,” he instructed the officers.

On Wednesday Mr. DeSantis was in Tallahassee, Florida, to signal laws supporting rural growth within the Sunshine State.

On Friday, the governor heads to the North Carolina Republican State Convention in Greensboro. He can have some firm. Both former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence are additionally on the speaker’s roster for the massive occasion.

And final however not least, Mr. DeSantis is off to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday for an occasion organized by native Republicans and titled “Never Back Down.”

The press, in the meantime, is everywhere in the map in the case of protection of Mr. DeSantis. Here’s a pair of dueling headlines from the final 24 hours for example:

“DeSantis: Inside his rise from obscure member of Congress to presidential contender,” suggested CBS News. But Newsweek countered: “Ron DeSantis’ approval rating has collapsed.”

PRO-LIFE APPEAL

Former Vice President Mike Pence has picked up some severe, unquestioning assist from a particular group in his quest for the White House.

“Mike Pence is the definition of an unapologetic pro-life leader, a longtime friend of unborn children and their mothers. He has always believed ‘life is winning in America’ and has spent decades working to restore this foundational right in our law – as governor of Indiana, in Congress, and as vice president in the most pro-life administration in history, laying the groundwork for the historic Dobbs victory,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, stated in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.

“He understands that science, compassion and the will of the people are on the side of life and that it is the human rights issue of our time. Pence knows the boldness this moment requires more than ever,” she stated, mentioning that 25 states have handed legal guidelines which embrace pro-life tenets,

“It is the Democrats who are extreme and wrong on this issue. Across the nation, Americans reject the up-to-birth abortion policies of China and North Korea and of today’s Democratic Party. Yet too often, the Democrats get away with hiding their extremism behind ambiguous slogans and rhetoric, and too many babies still face the same brutality of late-term abortion as before,” Mrs. Dannenfelser stated.

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, by the best way, is a community of a couple of million pro-life Americans nationwide; discover them at SBAprolife.org.

REPUBLICAN DADS

Father’s Day is quick approaching, and the Republican Party is prepared for it. The GOP is providing a noteworthy collection of cheerful presents for dads, stepdads, uncles, brothers and people who are like a dad of their household or neighborhood.

Among the alternatives: A MAGA grilling apron, emblazoned with the motto “Make America Grill Again”; GOP-themed whiskey glasses; T-shirts emblazoned with such mottos as “Beat Biden” and “Two Words: Let’s Go Brandon”; plus official crimson, white and blue GOP socks — among the many many selections.

“The patriotic parent in your life deserves nothing but the best, and that’s exactly what you’re getting with these American-made gifts from the only official GOP store,” the Republican Party advises in a message to Inside the Beltway.

The greatest technique to discover the net retailer is to go to GOP.com and entry the only pull-down icon on the left aspect of the web page — and click on the Shop button. And voila, there you're.

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POLL DU JOUR

• 26% of registered U.S. voters say the “ultimate authority” to resolve what will get taught in public faculties ought to be the state board of schooling.

• 25% assume dad and mom ought to have the final word authority.

• 13% cite academics.

• 10% cite the native college board.

• 7% cite the federal authorities.

• 2% cite another authority.

• 2% cite the state legislature.

• 2% cite the state governor.

• 3% cited “something else.”

• 10% usually are not positive who ought to have the authority.

SOURCE: A NewsNation survey of 1,000 registered voters performed May 25-26.

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