Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Four states are poised to cancel their 2020 GOP presidential primaries and caucuses, a move that would cut off oxygen to Donald Trump’s long-shot primary challengers.

Republican parties in South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas are expected to finalize the cancellations in meetings this weekend, according to three GOP officials who are familiar with the plans.

The moves are the latest illustration of Trump’s takeover of the entire Republican Party apparatus. They underscore the extent to which his allies are determined to snuff out any potential nuisance en route to his renomination — or even to deny Republican critics a platform to embarrass him.

Trump advisers are quick to point out that parties of an incumbent president seeking reelection have a long history of canceling primaries and note it will save state parties money. But the president’s primary opponents, who have struggled to gain traction, are crying foul, calling it part of a broader effort to rig the contest in Trump’s favor.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/republicans-cancel-primaries-trump-challengers-1483126

[irisblue]

1. Well Duh, Republicans are shocked by Trumpian behavior

Snip-"The moves are the latest illustration of Trump’s takeover of the entire Republican Party apparatus. They underscore the extent to which his allies are determined to snuff out any potential nuisance en route to his renomination — or even to deny Republican critics a platform to embarrass him."

Snip-The cancellations stem in part from months of behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Trump campaign. Aides have worked to ensure total control of the party machinery, installing staunch loyalists at state parties while eliminating potential detractors. The aim, Trump officials have long said, is to smooth the path to the president’s renomination and ensure he doesn’t face the kind of internal opposition that hampered former President George H.W. Bush in his failed 1992 reelection campaign."

Asses

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[sandensea]

27. They can scheme and scam all they want. Cheeto will end up JUST like Poppy Bush:

Soundly - and deservedly - defeated.

And probably by even bigger margins than Bill Clinton's that year.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Rigging the process

just like he shrieked in 2016

[oldsoftie]

3. I'd love to see how many would vote against trump

[NewJeffCT]

9. There was a poll of Republicans

out recently that had Trump at 75-21 approval among Republicans. If Walsh or Weld or Sanford could combine to get 21% of the vote, Trump would be wounded.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

29. It would certainly rattle him if there were another

or better still a third republican to oppose him in primaries. Once wounded, he is vulnerable. Once the sharks get the smell of blood in the water, he'll implode.

[turbinetree]

4. They might as well put on brownshirts with little fucking armbands with jack boots

This just shows how a organization puts party over country and "democratic process" , and then they go on the television or whatever and espouse and marginalize there patriotism of bullshit.......................these assholes are dangerous..................literally...................................

[Progressive Jones]

30. They don't have the stones to do that.

They know that they would be too easily identified, and that would not end well for them.

[turbinetree]

38. I hope people see this before it is to late......................

[McCamy Taylor]

5. The very definition of a "swamp"

[calimary]

8. And he IS the Swamp Thing. For real.

That’s YOUR boyfriend, GOP.

And he demands that you get down on your knees - and stay there.

[Bromwell]

6. tRump scared snowflake n/t

[NCjack]

7. A real fascist maneuver. Benito Mossolini has a worthy successor. nt

[Bayard]

10. Is that legal?

Can those other guys sue?

No matter. He still has to debate the Dem, and anyone of our people will kick his ass.

[pangaia]

18. legal no longer has meaning

[KPN]

23. Bingo!

[True Blue American]

31. Trump will not debate!

He knows the bullying tactics he used last time will not work this time.

[Turbineguy]

11. Well......

The voters are welcome to join the party over here.

[True Blue American]

12. Had this ever

Been done before?

In other news 200,000-taken off books in Ohio. Yost and Husted dirty tricks.

[Grins]

13. I'm so old I remember...

I'm so old I remember when the REPUBLICANS howled bloody murder and pointed fingers at Hillary and the D-Party over D caucus rules and exclusions that affected B. Sanders....

[Saviolo]

14. This makes Trump look W E A K

Like he couldn't possibly stand up to a primary challenge from some asshole like Joe Walsh.

[pangaia]

19. not to his drooling supporters, it doesn;t. They love it !!

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[appleannie1]

15. It is time for his opposition to run for a write in vote or for Repub voters to skip the primary &

vote for another party in the general.

[Marcuse]

16. Putinesque

[pangaia]

17. Thanks for posting this. I saw it earlier then couldn't find it to post.

This is exactly how the Chinese Communist Party does it...

Repubs have been installing goons at the part level all over.
Hell, they started basically just before reagan.. school boards, town supervisors, county and state officials..you name it... It has reached a point that it is just a huge snowball racing downhill....50 years later... they own almost all of it,,
And the next step in this case will be... spread beyond the republican party. I promise it.

No or illegal/fake/ disrupted elections... own the police, own the courts(almost there) own the military...

DONE !

[Marthe48]

20. Great time for a new repub party

All of the 'reasonable, moderate' repubs can break away from fascist traitor dump and support a 3rd party candidate. Maybe they can call themselves Whig-outs.

[Zorro]

21. It's just Republican Nazis just showing who and what they are

They've been this way for the past 50 years.

[Champp]

22. Did the Russians order the Republicans to do this?

Or are the Republicans pissing on democracy all on their own?

[Maxheader]

35. Welcome....

The commys might prefer comrade mitch the bitch...but he's getting up there in age..

[BlueMississippi]

24. I smell a rat

Now republicans will register as Democrats for the primaries and vote for the worst candidates so Trump will have a weak opponent

[still_one]

26. That is why Open Primaries are a bad idea

[Vinca]

25. They should run as Independents and split the vote.

[dlk]

28. Even More Evidence Republicans Really Don't Believe In Democracy

They tend toward fascism in many ways.

[moondust]

32. Begging for carrots?

Or hiding from sticks?

(From you-know-who)

[Retrograde]

33. Cowards (nt)

[Deb]

34. Nice tool to keep GOP voters at home

I hear some may make lemonade from this dirty trick.

[mahina]

36. How so?

[Rollo]

37. In related news. GOP officials say they are "shocked" by reports of gambling in the establishment...