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The 2020 Republican Primary Season


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Yes, Virginia, there really will be a GOP primary.  Trump will be chanllenged by former GOP Mass Governor .......(not who you think)........

 

Personally, I prefer Kasich.  Perhaps Weld wants to be first in just in case Mueller's investigation turns the screws on Trumps nomination.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/15/18226175/bill-weld-2020-trump-challenger-libertarian

 

 

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It appears as though President Donald Trump will have at least one challenger for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 2020: former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld.

Weld, 73, has launched a presidential exploratory committee — a typical precursor to a White House run — setting up a potential challenge to Trump for the GOP nomination. Weld served as the Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997 but switched his party identification to Libertarian to run as former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s vice presidential candidate in 2016. Weld recently switched his party identification back to Republican, igniting speculation that he might challenge Trump.

Weld said the United States is in “grave peril” in prepared remarks at a “Politics & Eggs” breakfast in Bedford, New Hampshire, on Friday, according to the Boston Herald. He sharply criticized Trump, saying he is unable to carry out his duties “in a competent and professional manner” and his priorities “are skewed toward promotion of himself rather than toward the good of the country.”

Weld said some members of the Republican Party who support Trump “exhibit all the symptoms of Stockholm syndrome, identifying with their captor.” He checked Trump for his “narcissism and his compulsive behaviors.”

 

 

 

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According to the Herald, Weld also took a swipe at Democrats:

“We need the opposite of socialism,” he said. “In the federal budget, the two most important tasks are to cut spending and to cut taxes — and spending comes first.”

Weld laid out his positions on other issues, calling for less government intervention in health care and for more intervention to prevent climate change.

Weld said that if he doesn’t win, he will not commit to supporting the Republican nominee.

 

A Morning Consult poll released this week found that one-third of Republicans would vote for a primary challenger to Trump, while 51 percent would not, and 15 percent are not sure. Republicans who are black, disaffected with the party, moderate, and young are especially likely to be open to voting to someone other than Trump for the 2020 GOP ticket.

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I'm surprised there hasn't already been more of this, and will be very surprised if a few more Republicans don't also try to throw in their hats. 

 

Republicans often seem concerned about getting and keeping power above all else, so I would think a long term strategy would involve the realization that Trump's chaos is not sustainable, not popular, and he's going down in flames sooner or later. So that means someone else on the right will need to position themselves to be the future of the party.

 

It has amazed me that so many Republicans have hitched their wagons to Trump no matter what he does. It's not only bad for the country, it's just bad business in terms of long-term strategy. You would think ambitious conservatives would be foaming at the mouth to stand out from him and eventually take his place.

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17 minutes ago, Ulty said:

I'm surprised there hasn't already been more of this, and will be very surprised if a few more Republicans don't also try to throw in their hats. 

 

Republicans often seem concerned about getting and keeping power above all else, so I would think a long term strategy would involve the realization that Trump's chaos is not sustainable, not popular, and he's going down in flames sooner or later. So that means someone else on the right will need to position themselves to be the future of the party.

 

It has amazed me that so many Republicans have hitched their wagons to Trump no matter what he does. It's not only bad for the country, it's just bad business in terms of long-term strategy. You would think ambitious conservatives would be foaming at the mouth to stand out from him and eventually take his place.

Good post and I agree 100%. To modify a famous quote  It is time for all good men (and women) to come to the aid of their party.  My concern is that we need a consensus challenger - someone all of the never Trumpers could agree on other wise Trump will just split their votes in the primaries and walk away with it - like he did in 2016.

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