FT News Briefing

Swamp Notes: GOP primaries and the power of incumbency

So far the Republican primaries have had very few surprises. Former President Donald Trump continues to be the favourite. On the first episode of Swamp Notes, the FT’s Lauren Fedor and Peter Spiegel unpack how Trump is winning these races as if he were an incumbent, what was in it for the other Republican candidates, and why former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is staying in the race. Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/42gWFBf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump warns Nikki Haley’s billionaire backers to halt support</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3SzDYG3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nikki Haley, the woman determined to keep taking on Trump</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3vSwrJv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump wins New Hampshire primary but Nikki Haley vows to fight on</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3vPhVlN" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump moves closer to Republican coronation after Ron DeSantis ‘kisses the ring’</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3tXM0iw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump draws on arsenal of slurs to attack rivals for Republican nomination</a><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/99ed8ca8-be24-4101-a0a4-b0c7c526854c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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