Among Republican voters, Trump dominates, with huge leads in national and key state polls and with a grip on Republicans in Washington through the actions of allies such as Gaetz, who initiated the removal of McCarthy that left the House without a leader.
“It’s a train wreck,”’ Hogan told Bloomberg. “I mean, it’s embarrassing, and I think it’s terrible for the Republican party. I think it’s terrible for Congress and for the country.”
Hogan said it was too late for serving governors such as Brian Kemp of Georgia and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, touted by some as presidential candidates with appeal to the middle ground, to enter the primary and beat Trump.
“That’s not going to happen,” he said. “I mean, they’ve missed the deadlines already.”
Among Trump’s confirmed challengers, Hogan said he thought Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, was “on the ascent” – and a stronger candidate than Ron DeSantis, the hard-right Florida governor long second to Trump in polling.
“DeSantis has continued to fail throughout the campaign,” Hogan said.
