Republicans Make a Risky Bet to Shield Trump by Canceling Primaries
- To avoid anti-Trump upsets, GOP is creating unbound delegates
- Weld says effort to “circle the wagons” has energized campaign
President Donald Trump.
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The Republican Party’s gambit to kill primary elections to ensure President Donald Trump’s renomination may protect the president from short-term losses but has also put the spotlight on his challengers.
Republicans in four states have canceled presidential primaries next year in an effort, they say, to save money.