Ron DeSantis points to one cause for Trump’s front-runner status

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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is blaming the dozens of indictments filed against former President Donald Trump by prosecutors like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for interrupting the Republican primary and impacting the downward trajectory of his polling numbers.

“I think everyone can go back and point into the Alvin Bragg indictment and what that did to the polling nationally, and that was unmistakable,” DeSantis said, speaking with Neil Cavuto on Fox News on Friday. 

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