US Republicans: Three Presidential Candidates This Week... Building an Anti-Trump Front?
Former Vice President Pence and Two Others Officially Announce Candidacy
Ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, three Republican candidates, including former Vice President Mike Pence, are set to officially announce their candidacies this week. As the primary race intensifies, attention is focused on whether other candidates will form an 'anti-Trump' coalition to unite against former President Donald Trump, who was the first to declare his candidacy last year.
According to major foreign media on the 4th (local time), former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to officially announce his presidential bid on the 6th, while former Vice President Pence and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum are scheduled to do so on the 7th.
Earlier, the Republican field already includes former President Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, U.S. Senator Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is also weighing a run.
Polls show former President Trump holding a commanding lead, followed by Governor DeSantis chasing him. Other candidates remain in single-digit support. Therefore, if the primary race fully unfolds, it will be closely watched whether the remaining candidates will build a coalition to challenge the frontrunner Trump.
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Born in 1985 to an Indian immigrant family and having become a millionaire through founding the biotech company Roivant Sciences, presidential hopeful Ramaswamy appeared on ABC News that day, expressing confidence while comparing himself to former President Trump. He said, "'America First' is not Trump's agenda, nor mine," adding, "It belongs to the people of this country." He continued, "Trump was polling at 4% and ranked eighth in June 2015," and stated, "I can say I am ahead of that now. I expect to follow a similar trajectory."
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