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The Memo: Five Republicans who could primary Trump in 2020
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| 12-27-2017
| Niall Stanage
Posted on 12/28/2017 6:36:20 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
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The 5 names from Niall Stanage are -
3 Senators: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
and
2 Governors: John Kasich (R-Ohio) and Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
FReepers, any thoughts?
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:38:00 AM PST
by
beethovenfan
(I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:39:45 AM PST
by
PJammers
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Sir Napsalot
LOL....because Kasich proved to have so much traction last time around. [/s]
Honestly, this whole list is a joke. Cruz is the most viable, but he will probably wait to run again until Trump leaves office.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:39:47 AM PST
by
rbg81
(Truth is stranger than fiction)
To: Sir Napsalot
Ha...President Donald J. Trump (ILWT) will chew them up and spit them out without breaking a sweat...and Cruz is not eligible.
(ILWT = I Love Writing That)
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:40:28 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(FBI = Feral Bureau of Insurrection)
To: rbg81
I don’t think Ted Cruz will ever be president.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:40:47 AM PST
by
Ted Grant
To: Sir Napsalot
Was there this sort of talk going on in late 1981, early 1982 concerning Reagan? Were the GOPe back then thinking of challenging Reagan with some moderate RINO type?
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:41:12 AM PST
by
OttawaFreeper
("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
To: Sir Napsalot
FReepers, any thoughts?Yes,
Those five could not get 20% between all of them.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:41:14 AM PST
by
Jim Noble
(Single payer is coming. Which kind do you like?)
To: Sir Napsalot
Flake has ZERO chance of winning anything.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:41:29 AM PST
by
mothball
To: Sir Napsalot
The 5 names from Niall Stanage are - 3 Senators: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
and
2 Governors: John Kasich (R-Ohio) and Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:41:47 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Arguing with the left is like trying to reason with a crazy bum hearing voices)
To: Sir Napsalot
Senators are RARELY ever elected to the Presidency, and typically are criminals...
The last two senators to become POTUS:
Barack ‘Muhammed’ Obama
John ‘Son of a Criminal’ Kennedy.
That covers the last 66 years...
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:42:06 AM PST
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: Sir Napsalot
Sasse and Kasich are possibilities. Sasse might realistically be setting himself up for 2024. Kasich just for vanity and vindication. Sasse will get Bill Bradley type numbers between 10 & 30% depending on state, if he runs a competent campaign.
Corker and Flake are not going anywhere. Flake barely registers in double digits in Arizona! Corker ran a pretty raw campaign against Harold Ford last time around, making him completely ineligible to attack Trump on campaigning style. Corker can’t win, and he cannot beat the pack in 2024.
Cruz made as much peace as he could with Trump, and is young enough to make a run in 2024 against Pence and a straight-RINO.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:42:13 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Sir Napsalot
Yes, I do have thoughts on this. DJT is at his absolute best when fighting political hacks in the arena of an election. I’d pay good money to watch him destroy any or all of the walking cadaver mentioned in the article.
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:42:19 AM PST
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Sir Napsalot
Flake told ABCs This Week that if the president did not change his approach, he is going to leave a huge swath of Marxist’s and Communist sympathizers looking for someone else.
there, fixed it.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:42:21 AM PST
by
eyeamok
(Tolerance: The virtue of having a belief in Nothing!)
To: beethovenfan
Agreed.
The republican party will lose to the Democrats if they nominate him.
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12/28/2017 6:42:35 AM PST
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dhs12345
To: Sir Napsalot
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:42:45 AM PST
by
Lakeshark
(Trump. He stands for the great issues of the day. Stay the course!)
To: Sir Napsalot
I don't believe there's any chance whatsoever that Cruz will make a primary challenge - Trump is doing most of what Cruz would have tried to do had he become president. There's no real disagreement on policy and Cruz has behaved pretty maturely in realizing that and working with Trump in the Senate, unlike guys like Flake.
I think it'd be hilarious if Flake actually made a primary attempt - he'd certainly get backing from the Bill Kristol/George Will types, but he'd lose. Badly.
To: Sir Napsalot
The Trump Presidency has been successful in Year one.At the end of Obama's presidency, there were "0" successes in any category....only illegal executive orders...like DACA.
To: Dr. Sivana
If Martinez ran, it would be a symbolic gesture, or tryintg to be VP in 2024. Risky maneuver with limited upside.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:43:00 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
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