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A Guide to the Suddenly Crowded Republican Primary

Published: June 8, 2023, 9:45 a.m.

Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination keep entering the field, despite the fact that Donald Trump polls consistently as the front-runner and Ron DeSantis has emerged as the clear No. 2. Why do so many lesser-tier Republicans think they have a real shot?\n\nShane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, offers a guide to the new crop of candidates and discusses their rationale for running.\n\nGuest: Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.