'Big mo': Postdebate bump, legal wins help Trump build summer momentum
In latest win, New York judge on Tuesday delayed Trump's sentencing in hush money case
In presidential politics, momentum swings fast.
Just ask Donald Trump.
In less than a week, Trump’s legal woes have been significantly minimized for now by the courts, his once-daunting campaign cash deficit has all but disappeared, and a disastrous debate performance by President Joe Biden not only has Trump widening his lead in some public polling, but it also has Biden, 81, at odds with many in his own party who believe he isn’t up to the task of running again.
“Big Mo is clearly on Trump’s side,” said South Carolina GOP Chairman Drew McKissick, using a slang term for "momentum," which he said he believes Trump has gathered over the past week. “From the national polls to most of the battleground state polls — and he is setting fundraising records — it has been a great several weeks.”
The politics of the race can perhaps now be seen as a split screen, with everything before last week’s Atlanta debate on one side and everything after on the other.
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