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Trump Deserves a Primary Challenge, But Not From These Guys
It’s a big country – can’t Republicans do better than Sanford, Walsh and Weld?
I’ll win by thiiiiiiis much.
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What is the point of a primary campaign against President Donald Trump?
Denying him the Republican presidential nomination in 2020 is not realistic. While some Republicans still oppose Trump, they’re a small fraction of the party. Many other Republicans have reservations and objections to Trump, but don’t want to see a Democrat in the White House. (An increasing fear of handing the presidency to the other party is likely the reason incumbent presidents have rarely faced primary challenges in recent decades.)