Timothy L. O'Brien, Columnist

Biden, Trump and a Presidency in Play

The White House’s previous occupant may breeze through Republican primaries. The general election will be less predictable.

January 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM UTC

By Timothy L. O'Brien

Timothy L. O'Brien is senior executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. A former editor and reporter for the New York Times, he is author of “TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald.”

“I think that Trump basically broke the primary,” Nancy Cook says. — “I think that Trump basically broke the primary,” Nancy Cook says.
Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg

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The first act in the Republican Party’s presidential election season, the Iowa caucuses, has come and gone. Voters head to the polls for New Hampshire’s primary today, while contests in Nevada, South Carolina, Michigan and the collection of Super Tuesday states all lie ahead.