Trump Wasn’t Invited to an Atlanta Forum. His Rivals Hope to Capitalize
- Two-day forum in Atlanta is last showcase event before debate
- Organizer Erick Erickson did not invite frontrunner Trump
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Republican presidential hopefuls are converging Friday for a meeting of conservative activists, a chance to test their message before next week’s debate and court voters without the presence of the frontrunner they are seeking to supplant — Donald Trump.
The two-day forum in Atlanta, known as “The Gathering,” is hosted by influential conservative radio host Erick Erickson and designed to give the rest of the Republican roster space to discuss issues other than Trump’s string of indictments, including most recently charges in Georgia itself.