Onstage in milwaukee for the first primary debate of the season, the majority of the candidates competing to succeed donald trump asked the leader of the credentialed party or forced to acknowledge that they would support the election of a conviction felon, if it came down to that. and it s looking like it could come down to that, as trump remains in deep legal jeopardy for a whole host of serious crimes. so, kicking off his campaign for a second term in the white house, trump has depicted himself as a political martyr. at his rallies, he tells supporters he is the only thing standing between them and the supposed eagles of the federal government. he s repeatedly proclaimed, quote, i am your retribution. but for all the bluster, the grandstanding he s exhibited on the campaign trail this year, in reality, trump needs his supporters more than they need him. he needs their money to fuel his presidential campaign and his legal defense, which is why his team was so quick to turn his mugsho