Good news and bad news for Donald Trump

The really good news for Donald Trump this week came from the judge in the hush-money trial. Sentencing has been delayed until after the November election. While that might sound as if the judge gave into pressure, it was sort of inevitable. If he had announced sentencing, however harsh or mild, the judge could have been accused of electioneering on the side of the Democrats.So, while there appeared to be no legal reason why the sentencing should be postponed, it kind of made sense. But it was still good news for Trump, especially if he wins the election because he can then, as president, make moves to delay it further or may be even get the conviction dismissed. The bad news is that Dick Cheney, one of modern history's most powerful Republican vice presidents, announced that he couldn't vote for Trump because of his lies and plots to overturn the 2020 election result and intended to vote for Kamala Harris. For Cheney, the arch political manipulator, to say he will vote for a very liberal-minded Democratic nominee would seem to be extraordinary. It doesn't mean a whole bunch of Republicans will follow suit but Trump nust be worried that others will start to think twice about voting for the man who refused to accept defeat by Joe Biden in 2020.