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Originally Posted by Pete F.
And the Koch brothers might even support one of these guys thinking of taking on Trump.
Now, that's not to say there isn't real value for a Hogan or a Kasich to run -- even if their chances of victory are, um, not high. The danger for non-Trump Republicans is that the President destroys any semblance of what the party used to be before he became its leader. That when Trump leaves office -- whether in 2021 or 2025 -- there is no GOP outside of Trump.
Hogan, Kasich, and according to the Post-ABC poll, a decent number of other Republicans don't share Trump's view of the party or the country. And they have a vested interest in making sure that there is some Republican Party that has stood apart from Trump, so that when Trump is gone they can go to the public and say, "See, we all weren't -- and aren't -- like this!"
Running against Trump -- even in a likely quixotic primary -- could well preserve the idea of Republicanism apart from Trump for whenever Trump leaves office. And for whoever does decide to take up that anti-Trump mantle, he (or she) will likely be the first among equals in the presidential primary fight that follows Trump's departure from office.
The Point: Running isn't always only about winning. While winning a primary against Trump is possible, according to the Post-ABC poll, it's not likely. But that doesn't mean it's not worth doing.
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why would there be nonthing to the gop besides trump? was obama
all there was to the democrats? you keep saying trump is going to destroy the gop, there’s a great chance the gop
will lose fewer seats under trump
nationwide, than the dems list under obama. the dems got o literates all over the map from 2009-3016. the gop got thumped in 2018, but not
anything like the dems got
slammed in 2018. this could
change in 2020. but no teal basis for your speculation.
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