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Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) Former President Donald Trump is snubbing the Republican National Committee and Fox News by counterprogramming the first GOP primary debate with an interview with Tucker Carlson but in a primary characterized by his consistent polling dominance, it s unclear if his absence will hurt him in any way. Trump has cited his indisputable frontrunner status despite facing 91 criminal charges to suggest that he doesn t need to give his rivals a platform to attack him. On stage will be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. Yet, without the de facto GOP leader on stage, strategists are wondering how much the debate can shake up the race. "For the trajectory of the entire primary, I don t think it matters t

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