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Politico reports that Trump campaign officials have promoted a smooth path to the party’s nomination, but the cancellations were prompted by state officials and not by the Republican Party itself.
While Weld and Walsh are crying foul, this is not the first time states have canceled primaries. Arizona canceled their Democratic primary when Barack Obama was running for reelection in 2012. The same also happened in 1996 when Bill Clinton was running for reelection. Kansas also did not have a primary in 1996.
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I think all of those hollaring about the cancellation of primaries when there is an incumbent president running for reelection should read this.
2020 Primary and Caucus Cancellations Through the Lens of Recent History
It is more the norm to cancel primaries when an incumbent president if seeking reelection. Bush, the GOP cancelled 19 Primaries in 2004. Obama, the Democrats cancelled 13 in 2012. So far we have 6 primaries and caucus cancelled for 2020.
These are the states doings. Here is Georgia we have a law that if only one candidate is on the ballot, no primary will be held. So we don't know if we'll have a Republican primary or not yet. We certainly will have the democratic primary.
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.
