Republicans move to nix primaries in show of support for Trump

CNN ^ | Sept. 6, 2019 | Rebecca Buck

[Innovative]

Excellent. Need to fight back.

[Biggirl]

Unity for winning!

[chajin]

Why not? It’s clear at this point that no one will overtake Trump for the nomination. Let Trump run a general election campaign while the Dems beat up on each other in the primaries.

[lodi90]

Why not? The GOPe just want to keep the Trump voting MAGA vote home so the Chamber of Amnesty GOPe ticket down ballot is in the free and clear.

[usflagwaver]

Because having him on the ballot will bring out more Republicans to vote on the down tickets. We need to protect and gain seats in Congress and Senate.

[chajin]

I didn’t mean to infer than state and local primary elections should be cancelled, just the Presidential.

[chajin]

Because having him on the ballot will bring out more Republicans to vote on the down tickets. We need to protect and gain seats in Congress and Senate.

Hmm, have to think about that one :-) thanks

[Vigilanteman]

My regret is seeing the enemedia get all excited abut the Never Trump boobs and seeing them faceplant. But a caucus is much less expensive to operate, so I see the wisdom of saving money until the general election.

I am not sure about other states, but Pennsylvania has a primary anyway for the down ticket offices.

[RinaseaofDs]

And the cash they are going to save here is not insignificant. Very smart move.

[lodi90]

And the cash they are going to save here is not insignificant. Very smart move.

---

How so? As I read it the rest of the primaries go forward as normal. Except that President won’t be on the primary ballot.

[Wuli]

NOT a good idea.

The primaries should be held. But no one of stature ought to run opposed to Trump, let some insignificant ones get their names on the ballot. That would be much preferable going into the general election than no primary at all. Enforced “party unity” from the top down is not unity at all; it just pretends to be; every knows it and everyone knows that’s what it looks like to our real opponents.

[Alberta's Child]

This is a smart move for one big reason. It eliminates the possibility of a ludicrous scenario where Trump “loses” primary in those states that are trying to keep him off the primary ballot unless he releases his tax returns.

[BobL]

If another Republican can reach 25% in a given state, then have a contest there. Otherwise, what’s the point?

[Lopeover]

Excellent!

[sphinx]

Eliminating the primary in favor of what … a caucus or convention vote? Nothing wrong in principle with either, but it should be done well ahead of time. I do not expect a serious challenger to Trump -- although Trump can tweet himself into trouble at any time -- but any potential challenger has a right to know what the rules are going to be. A potential challenger should also have the right to speak out about any possible rules change.

As a practical matter, it's already almost too late for a challenger to get into the field with a serious campaign. Someone may go tilting at windmills, and protest candidacies are fine. Let people make their point, and then move on. That's all the more reason not to be tinkering with the rules to rig a process that Trump doesn't need to rig.

[Alberta's Child]

See Post #12. The odds might be remote, but there’s a chance Trump won’t even be able to get on a primary ballot in a number of states.

The last think I want to see is some @sshole like John Kasich or Joe Walsh or William Weld getting face time all over CNN during the GOP convention just because he got 35% of the Republican delegates by default.

[NetAddicted]

BOOKMARKED!

[VanDeKoik]

Wow!

That’s also going to save a lot of cash too!

[NetAddicted]

#TrumpWINNING!

[hotsteppa]

Excelente