Trump campaign protects flank in primary as RNC rules open door to GOP challenger

[corbe]

Trump campaign protects flank in primary as RNC rules open door to GOP challenger

by David M. Drucker

December 21, 2018 12:00 AM
 
President Trump is moving to protect his flank from potential 2020 primary challengers, seeking to defend against lax Republican National Committee rules that open the door for intraparty opposition that could frustrate his prospects.

Twenty months before the Republican Convention in Charlotte and more than a year before the first primaries, top Trump advisers have begun the process of establishing delegate slates that will ensure the president’s nomination for a second term. Trump’s team has been focused almost since he was inaugurated on creating the conditions for a smooth re-nomination.

As chatter about possible primary challenges has increased, some Republican insiders have fretted about the ease with which long-shot opponents might use RNC rules to place their name into nomination on the convention floor in August of 2020. Trump wouldn’t be threatened, but the spectacle could prove embarrassing and hobble him down the stretch of the fall campaign.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-campaign-protects-flank-in-primary-as-rnc-rules-open-door-to-gop-challenger

[truth_seeker]

1. Who could defeat Trump in the GOP primaries?

2. Who could defat Trump, and then beat the democrat?

3. Could Trump win over Hillary, M. Obama, Harris etc?

4. Other than Ted Cruz, who do members here like on the GOP side?


5. Am I the only one missing serious discussion inside GOP/conservative circles, about their future?

[the_doc]

If Trump even survives in office through 2019, I doubt that there will be anyone challenging him.  If he survives 2019, he'll get his wall, reign in the Fed (probably even auditing the Fed), and do a lot of serious Swamp-draining.