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Yeah, there isn’t really a good option here for the RNC. They want to be rid of Trump, but if somebody else wins the nomination and Trump runs as an independent, the Democrats WILL win. The only way they could pull it off is if Trump agreed not to run for re-election if he lost the primary. Trump wouldn’t agree to that, and even if he did, he could just change his mind.
The other possibility, though a small one, is that things behind the scenes for the Republicans are so bad that they would be willing to give the Whitehouse to the Dems just to get rid of Trump. I don’t think modern day politicians would make that kind of sacrifice, though.
From Global News
Trump’s re-election bid could be derailed by Republican challenger, RNC email warns
Donald Trump declared himself “the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party” on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Republican could doom his re-election.
The concern was outlined in a private email shared among Republican National Committee members hours after the GOP’s last failed presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, lashed out at Trump’s character and global leadership in an opinion article published in The Washington Post. Romney is set to be sworn in as Utah’s junior senator on Thursday.
His scathing message was widely interpreted as a sign of encouragement for Republicans including outgoing Ohio Gov. John Kasich and retiring Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake to take on Trump. While a successful primary challenge is highly unlikely given Trump’s grip on the GOP base, some fear it would consume energy and resources badly needed by Trump, who is facing record-low approval ratings and signs of revolt among suburban voters.
Win or lose, any primary challenge would almost certainly hurt Trump’s re-election, warned RNC member Jevon Williams of the Virgin Islands.
COMMENT:-
One way of reading that is that the RNC is saying "Unless we run Trump again, we ARE going to lose the Presidency.".
Since the Republicans might lose the Presidency even if they do run Mr. Trump again, that would imply that the RNC thinks that there is someplace around a 75% chance that the Republicans could lose the Presidency in 2020 - higher if Mr. Trump is NOT the Republican nominee and decides to run for re-election anyway.
This might be somewhat disheartening for the RNC.
Is there anything authoritative out there saying Trump actually intends to seek re-election?
I ask because it would seem reasonable someone as rejected, resisted, repudiated and opposed no matter what he does might opt not to go for another round since there's no chance he'd be any less rejected, resisted, repudiated and opposed, why bother? The only reason I can think of for Trump to seek re-election would be to somehow delay whatever prosecution for some concocted crime, and I expect a lot of the impetus for such a prosecution would dissipate once he was no loger president.
Eh....it's not like the people who still vote for Republicans demand any kind of consistency or honesty. All the GOP has to do is declare that they always opposed Trump, and DP will be full of Trump? Who's Trump? I never heard of him.
Is there anything authoritative out there saying Trump actually intends to seek re-election?
I ask because it would seem reasonable someone as rejected, resisted, repudiated and opposed no matter what he does might opt not to go for another round since there's no chance he'd be any less rejected, resisted, repudiated and opposed, why bother? The only reason I can think of for Trump to seek re-election would be to somehow delay whatever prosecution for some concocted crime, and I expect a lot of the impetus for such a prosecution would dissipate once he was no loger president.
Trump had his 2020 reelection campaign committee already up and running just weeks after his election. As of October 2018 it was reported it had already raised over 100 million for his reelection bid. So yeah, I would say he definitely will be seeking reelection.
Who here acts like they don't know who Hillary is?You mean like how so many on DP act they don't even know who Hilary Clinton is? [emoji38]
Eh....it's not like the people who still vote for Republicans demand any kind of consistency or honesty. All the GOP has to do is declare that they always opposed Trump, and DP will be full of Trump? Who's Trump? I never heard of him.
You mean like how so many on DP act they don't even know who Hilary Clinton is? :lol:
Or he could say 'for health reasons he's not going to run' again and walk away with the money. Pretty much what he did with the 'charity foundation ' money NY State just shut down.
Is there anything authoritative out there saying Trump actually intends to seek re-election?
I ask because it would seem reasonable someone as rejected, resisted, repudiated and opposed no matter what he does might opt not to go for another round since there's no chance he'd be any less rejected, resisted, repudiated and opposed, why bother? The only reason I can think of for Trump to seek re-election would be to somehow delay whatever prosecution for some concocted crime, and I expect a lot of the impetus for such a prosecution would dissipate once he was no loger president.
From Global News
Trump’s re-election bid could be derailed by Republican challenger, RNC email warns
Donald Trump declared himself “the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party” on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Republican could doom his re-election.
The concern was outlined in a private email shared among Republican National Committee members hours after the GOP’s last failed presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, lashed out at Trump’s character and global leadership in an opinion article published in The Washington Post. Romney is set to be sworn in as Utah’s junior senator on Thursday.
His scathing message was widely interpreted as a sign of encouragement for Republicans including outgoing Ohio Gov. John Kasich and retiring Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake to take on Trump. While a successful primary challenge is highly unlikely given Trump’s grip on the GOP base, some fear it would consume energy and resources badly needed by Trump, who is facing record-low approval ratings and signs of revolt among suburban voters.
Win or lose, any primary challenge would almost certainly hurt Trump’s re-election, warned RNC member Jevon Williams of the Virgin Islands.
COMMENT:-
One way of reading that is that the RNC is saying "Unless we run Trump again, we ARE going to lose the Presidency.".
Since the Republicans might lose the Presidency even if they do run Mr. Trump again, that would imply that the RNC thinks that there is someplace around a 75% chance that the Republicans could lose the Presidency in 2020 - higher if Mr. Trump is NOT the Republican nominee and decides to run for re-election anyway.
This might be somewhat disheartening for the RNC.
... why would someone who was NOT intending to run in 2020 be soliciting donations to fund their 2020 campaign? If he doesn't run then he'd have to give all the money back (or else risk conviction for fraud).
... investigation found “a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation — including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more ...
... The Foundation was little more than a checkbook for payments to not-for-profits from Mr. Trump or the Trump Organization ...
... for years, Trump appeared to use the foundation — which was, by law, an independent entity — to make payments that bolstered his interests ...
Eh....it's not like the people who still vote for Republicans demand any kind of consistency or honesty. All the GOP has to do is declare that they always opposed Trump, and DP will be full of Trump? Who's Trump? I never heard of him.
We have a recent GOP president that happened to...George W. Bush, who is now a pariah with the same voters who voted for him twice. I believe that will be Trumps fate, and most of the GOP base will move on to worshipping another Republican idiot. History repeats itself.
Or he could say 'for health reasons he's not going to run' again and walk away with the money. Pretty much what he did with the 'charity foundation ' money NY State just shut down.
Romney is one of the rich people democrats tell their stupid followers they hate. Democrats and liberals don't hate Romney. Like McCain was, Romney is one of them.
Actually, this would be very much what I would expect from Trump. He exhibited similar behavior in the past and it's in line with how he conducts his affairs...
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