"Trump's GOP Rivals Juggle Colorado Ruling and Ballot Eligibility Challenges in Other States"

Donald Trump's GOP rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination are facing a balancing act as they largely closed ranks around the former president following the Colorado Supreme Court ruling that he cannot appear on the state's primary ballot next year. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized the ruling, but also used it to question Trump's electability, arguing that nominating him would make the 2024 election about "all this legal stuff." DeSantis and other rivals must defend Trump's popularity with the party's base while making their own case for the party to move on. The ruling comes just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, leaving little time for rivals to change the race's trajectory.