DAVENPORT, Iowa — Donald Trump is over the Republican primary and he’s ready for the main event.
With new polls reaffirming his dominance and Ben Carson’s decline, Trump is showing less interest in recent days in his Republican rivals and more in general election strategy and Hillary Clinton’s personal life.
Trump added to the picture of a man apart from the field by holding rallies in northwest Iowa and eastern Iowa on Saturday, skipping the Cedar Rapids GOP cattle call where five other Republicans — including Carson and Ted Cruz — took turns speaking on a single stage at an event hosted by the Koch Brothers-backed FreedomWorks.
Asked at his first stop in Spencer in northwest Iowa to respond to allies of Jeb Bush who have labeled him a “fascist,” Trump, who usually relishes the opportunity to counterattack against those who criticize him, shrugged. “He’s desperate. You know Jeb is desperate right now. He’s doing very badly, and he’s a desperate person.” ...