March is shaping as much as be an enormous month for the Republican presidential subject.
It is when the GOP nominee shall be primarily locked down when it comes to delegate votes — in keeping with a Republican Nationwide Committee planning doc launched this week — simply as the primary legal case in opposition to former President Donald Trump is getting underway.
Which means the first marketing campaign might mainly be over earlier than Trump’s trials are in full swing.
After Tremendous Tuesday — March 5 — Republicans can have allotted virtually half of their delegates, as there shall be 16 contests that day.
Every week later, 54% of delegates shall be set and, by the tip of the month, 71%.
Trump’s federal trial for making an attempt to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election is about to start March 4, the day earlier than Tremendous Tuesday, after a decide rejected the protection’s request this 12 months to delay the case to 2026.
The trial’s end result and timeline are additionally notable as a result of virtually half of Republican voters have stated they would not help the previous president if he’s convicted of a felony, in keeping with an August Reuters/Ipsos ballot.
However this major calendar means there will not be a verdict in any of the a number of circumstances in opposition to Trump earlier than the nominee is actually determined.
In complete, Trump faces 4 scheduled legal trials, together with a legal trial in Georgia that prosecutors have proposed to start on Aug. 5 — simply weeks after the July 15-18 Republican Nationwide Conference.
As Trump maintains a commanding lead in polls over the Republican subject to date, his opponents are going to wish to realize momentum rapidly in a number of the earliest contests — Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Iowa votes on Jan. 15, simply 44 days from now.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone all in on Iowa, and help has been rising for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley amongst voters in New Hampshire. The 2 states account for under about 3% of the whole delegates, however candidates not named Trump want sturdy showings in them for the momentum they’ll present — or else the marketing campaign could also be over rapidly.
This is the complete RNC lineup for its contests in 2024: