Is Trump's Nomination Now Inevitable?

<p>Voters in the 2022 midterms seemed to send a clear message — a rejection of Trumpism and extremism. And yet it appears increasingly likely that he will win the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. </p><p>Astead W. Herndon, a national political correspondent for The Times and the host of the politics podcast The Run-Up, explains what has shifted in Republican politics so that Mr. Trump’s nomination could start to seem almost inevitable.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/astead-w-herndon">Astead W. Herndon</a>, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/us/politics/trumps-charges-republicans-democrats.html?searchResultPosition=8">To some Republicans and Democrats</a>, the charges brought against Mr. Trump in New York appeared flimsy and less consequential than many had hoped. To others, the case had the potential to reverberate politically.</li><li>In a phone call with top donors, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/desantis-2024-presidential-bid.html">Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida privately argued that Mr. Trump couldn’t win</a> in the general election. Mr. DeSantis is expected to officially enter the presidential race next week.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>