After the July 13 assassination attempt that sought to take former President and GOP nominee Donald Trump’s life, the Trump campaign appears confident with its forward momentum. Despite some tightening in the polls, Trump still has a 1.7-point edge nationally over Vice President and likely Democrat nominee Kamala Harris. These polls were taken soon after President Joe Biden decided to step down from his reelection bid, so much of the tightening has to do with his removal at the top of the ticket. The Trump campaign knows it still has a fight on its hands, but they are getting busy building a cabinet, with several Republican Senators positioned to take up those seats.
Republican allies of former President Trump expect him to draw heavily from the Senate GOP conference to fill his Cabinet if he is elected to a second term in November, with Sens. Bill Hagerty (Tenn.), Tom Cotton…
