Trump’s shadow hangs over Republican debates even as he refuses to attend
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6E1J4)
The ex-president's 46-point lead over the other candidates compels them to use Wednesday's prime-time slot to gain support
Donald Trump's rivals for the Republican presidential nomination reacted in mostly muted fashion to his declaration that he will skip all the party's primary debates, not just the first in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Trump's team have strategized that as the overwhelming frontrunner, the former president would gain little from appearing on stage with his many rivals. At the same time, his legal team are probably wary Trump may be tempted to wade into subject matter at the heart of proliferating legal cases against him.
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