The primaries have just begun. But Trump and Biden are already shifting to a November mindset
The Republican primary campaign has barely begun
By STEVE PEOPLES
Published - Jan 24, 2024, 12:34 PM ET
Last Updated - Jan 24, 2024, 12:34 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Barely 400,000 votes have been cast in two rural Republican primaries over the span of eight days. But both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are behaving like their parties' nominees already.
Trump’s double-digit victory Tuesday in independent-minded New Hampshire, where he was considered more vulnerable than perhaps anywhere else, was a rhetorical tipping point for both Democrats and Republicans.
Trump’s team largely agreed, even as he raged about former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s unwillingness to leave the race altogether.
