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Bill Weld joins 2020 race as GOP challenger to Trump
Washington Examiner ^ | April 15, 201 | Zachary Halaschak

Posted on 04/15/2019 2:31:52 PM PDT by Coronal

Former Massachusetts Gov. William “Bill” Weld announced Monday he is running against President Trump for the Republican nomination for president.

Weld revealed that he formed a presidential exploratory committee back in February, but Monday’s announcement makes his intra-party challenge official.

“In these times of great political strife, when both major parties are entrenched in their ‘win at all cost’ battles, the voices of the American people are being ignored and our nation is suffering,” Weld said in a statement provided to the Washington Examiner. “ … It is time to return to the principles of Lincoln – equality, dignity, and opportunity for all."

He added: "There is no greater cause on earth than to preserve what truly makes America great."

Weld, 73, is the first major Republican challenger to Trump’s presidency. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as a U.S. attorney and served in that role from 1981 to 1986. Weld served for the following two years as the U.S. assistant attorney general for the criminal division under Reagan.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 2020; 2020gopprimary; billweld; donaldtrump; gop; trump; trump2020; weld; williamweld
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To: dfwgator

I'm in! #Weld2020 https://t.co/XARRN08rUb— Gov. Bill Weld (@GovBillWeld) April 15, 2019

No one cares. https://t.co/4ETGMMbc4w— Kennedy (@KennedyNation) April 15, 2019


41 posted on 04/15/2019 2:54:36 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Coronal

Wonder what Trump's nickname for him will be --- "Wee Willie Weld"?

42 posted on 04/15/2019 2:55:16 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Songcraft

Or “gelded weld”!


43 posted on 04/15/2019 2:58:18 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Osage Orange

The vote harvesters may make the difference in some states...


44 posted on 04/15/2019 2:59:49 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: rb22982

Just worried about the Dem crossovers in open primary states making the difference in close races between Trump and Weld.


45 posted on 04/15/2019 3:01:35 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Coronal


46 posted on 04/15/2019 3:03:07 PM PDT by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: mdmathis6

Oh...ok.


47 posted on 04/15/2019 3:03:20 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: Coronal

Slick Willie Weld: Clintonista Communist Derp Stater.


48 posted on 04/15/2019 3:04:24 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: mdmathis6

:-)

(Or, he might be saying something about AOC's cow noises - "Smelled like Weld".)

49 posted on 04/15/2019 3:05:19 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Coronal

He’ll get more money from democrats than from republicans.


50 posted on 04/15/2019 3:05:39 PM PDT by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: rhombus10

“This means debates featuring Trump”

not necessarily. Trump could easily ignore Weld and any other gnats that might “announce” they’re running; however, Trump MIGHT want the free publicity ... his choice one way or the other ....


51 posted on 04/15/2019 3:09:06 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Coronal

Well he does have Bubba’s nose. That should score points with the Clinton base.


52 posted on 04/15/2019 3:11:04 PM PDT by chickenlips
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To: Coronal

Bill Weld, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez without the smarts...


53 posted on 04/15/2019 3:12:36 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: mdmathis6

I really don’t think that Democrats will cross over in the primaries to vote for Weld or any other Republican primary challenger leading up to the 2020 election, because they will be more focused on the Democrat primary candidates.


54 posted on 04/15/2019 3:13:09 PM PDT by Maceman (Democracy dies with Democrats.)
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To: Coronal

ESAD Bill Weld


55 posted on 04/15/2019 3:14:37 PM PDT by indthkr
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To: Maceman

Well the Dems will have at least a dozen or more...how many drop out before the primaries I don’t know...


56 posted on 04/15/2019 3:17:47 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Maceman

Some might, just to screw with Trump. If he’s going to be reelected, the Republicans will have to unite behind him as tightly as possible. Weld will likely make that more difficult.


57 posted on 04/15/2019 3:19:45 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

Weld won’t even get 1% of the vote, even Never Trumpers can’t stand the guy.


58 posted on 04/15/2019 3:21:54 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Songcraft

Trump could run a parody political commercial....”Gone with the Weld”....”As God as my witness, I swear I’ll never vote stupid again....”(cue soaring strings and “THE END” credit)


59 posted on 04/15/2019 3:22:57 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Coronal

The elitist jerk is running to split the vote and be a spoiler, just as Ross Perot did to H.W. Bush. He’ll attract the Never Trump Republican votes and could be a serious problem to DJT’s re-election. Hopefully the Trump base will go to the polls in sufficient numbers to keep this a-hole in MA, where he belongs.


60 posted on 04/15/2019 3:29:21 PM PDT by Bernard Marx
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