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Former Democratic Party Chair Donna Brazile predicted Sunday an easy path for former President Trump to the GOP presidential nomination, adding that the “enthusiasm gap” is “huge” between Trump and his primary rivals.
The former president is coming off a strong Iowa caucus victory and hoping to repeat that success in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, where former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has gained in polls.
“When you win 98 of 99 counties in Iowa, that tells me you have momentum,” Brazile said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “His voters are going to stick with him no matter how many convictions, how many court appearances.”
“Donald Trump is the leader of a mass movement that continues to grow in this country,” she continued. “Now, we all have to come to the reality, this is a movement. This is not a candidate who’s basically the standard-bearer for the Republican Party; he is leading a movement.”
Trump drove solid turnout in the Iowa caucuses last week, despite bitter cold and a receding snowstorm in the Hawkeye State. Those factors make it difficult for Haley to upset Trump in New Hampshire and ultimately defeat him in the primary, Brazile said.
