Op-ed by Summer Lane | Photo: Courtesy of the Trump Campaign
President Donald Trump has had an incredible week of winning, starting with a massive victory in the U.S. Supreme Court and capping things off with a jaw-dropping slate of primary wins for Super Tuesday, which netted him a treasure trove of delegates.
Truly, President Trump’s 2024 campaign has set a new and impossibly high standard when it comes to national support and patriotic passion. “There is more SPIRIT now than there was in 2016 or 2020,” he said recently at an event in South Carolina.
It’s hard to imagine that any candidate could ever accomplish what Trump has over the past few years while simultaneously fending off legal attacks, a vicious mainstream media, and “election interference” from all sides.
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court officially reversed the decision of the Colorado State Supreme Court, which had previously stripped Trump from their 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution.
SCOTUS ultimately found that only Congress has the right to enforce Section 3 upon a federal officer or, in this case, a candidate. For reference, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is centered on whether someone who has participated in an “insurrection” or a “rebellion” can hold public office.
The interpretation of the post-Civil War amendment and its broad application has been hotly debated, and Monday’s ruling from the highest court in the land put the issue to rest. It also ensured that President Trump will be on the 2024 ballot in every state, barring what would have to be congressional intervention – which is unlikely, if not impossible, at this point.
Trump’s huge Super Tuesday sweep followed up his massive Supreme Court victory just one day later, where he won 14 states in the primary lineup in a stunning rebuke of Nikki Haley’s establishment-driven GOP presidential campaign.
The president’s historic and record-setting wins this primary season are truly staggering, foreshadowing perhaps what could be more record voter turnout in the 2024 general election as Americans aim toward evicting Joe Biden from the White House.
Key polling also reflects the nationwide support for Trump among not only Republicans but general U.S. voters, as well. A recent Fox News poll found that the 45th president is experiencing 48 percent support among Hispanic Americans, 43 percent support among suburban women (a notoriously difficult voting bloc to capture), and 51 percent support among voters under 30 years old.
The unprecedented GOP primary momentum, coupled with record-high polling numbers for Trump, seems to be a powerful indication of the energy and spirit that people will be taking to the ballot box in November 2024.
This year, despite the legal battles Trump is fighting in multiple venues, the wind appears to be in his sails as he crushes one win after another in the leadup to the general election showdown this fall.
