Is it too late for Trump to get a primary challenger?

[Ex Lurker]

Have to think somebody like Romney or Cruz is itching to jump in if things continue falling apart.

[elleng]

1. Wouldn't be IF they held primaries,

but the chicken sh*ts decided not to do so.

Bill Weld's fine with me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. In some states the GOP has prohibited challengers from appearing on a primary ballot.

In my state, Minnesota, the state GOP chairwomen decided that only Trump's name should be on the ballot. This was challenged in court, but the challenger lost. Courts usually don't get involved in political parties' decisions, so that wasn't surprising. https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/challenge-to-trump-only-ballot-denied/index.html There was a GOP primary today anyhow, but the outcome will be the same as you'd expect in any totalitarian regime where there's only one name or party on the ballot.

[TwilightZone]

3. 90% approval rating.

It would be a losing battle. Unless their family members start dying, they're not going to give up on Trump. Even then, they'd just blame it on Democrats since that's what Trump tells them.

[hlthe2b]

4. He has one in those states actually allowing a R primary: (former MA Governor) Bill Weld

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

[MiniMe]

5. Bill Weld is on the R ballot

But a lot of states have cancelled their primaries so tRump wouldn't lose. It's ridiculous.

[Shermann]

6. Operation Donkey Kick 2020!

Let's all vote in open Republican primaries for Bill Weld

[MagickMuffin]

8. Bad idea

If there is a democratic run off you wouldn't be allowed to vote in it because you threw your vote away. Also in Texas there are other candidates on the ballot that need our support.

[tinrobot]

7. Bloomberg should have run as a Republicann.

[empedocles]

9. Closing the primaries for trump could turn out to be wild disasters for the 'cons, if

trump polls plummet. The stock markets and the virus impact are very ripe for disaster.