Originally Posted by Jeffery J. Haas
Republicans to scrap primaries and caucuses as Trump challengers cry foul

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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.

---Nothing illustrates an unstable and weak candidate quite like a party closing ranks and shutting out all challengers.

Of course, all that will happen is, a bunch of THIRD PARTY libertarian and conservative challengers will throw their hat in the ring to do to Trump what numerous third party challengers have done to Democrats in previous elections, divert votes.

Trump at the moment is seen either favorable or very favorable by 87% of republicans. 11% view Trump somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable. Question 47A.

https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/3gj4ffirhi/econTabReport.pdf

Walsh and Weld would be doing great to get 5% of the vote. Only 11% of Republicans have either a very or somewhat favorable view of Weld, Welsh doesn't even show up. 82% of all Republicans want Trump to run for reelection. Question 65.

As for going third party, it isn't that easy. I help Perot do it twice and know. There such a thing as ballot access which means petitions, signatures, verification of those signatures, 50 different state laws to get on the ballot, 50 different amount of signatures required, 50 different time limits to accomplish the task.

Only the Libertarian Party was on the ballot in all 50 states, the Green Party in 44 states, Castle in 27, De La Fuente in 15, McMullen on 10 and so on.

Fact is unless a third party candidate has money, Perot did, he has no name recognition and no way to get out his message. Hillary raised and spend 1.191 billion, Trump 646.8 million in 2016. All other third party candidates combined spent 6 million. When you're outspent approximately 2 billion to 6 million, you're not going attract much attention.

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2016-presidential-campaign-fundraising/

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.