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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFlake Predicts Trump will Get a Primary Challenge
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told CNN that he thinks President Trump will and should have a Republican challenger in the 2020 presidential election.
Said Flake: I do think the President will have a challenge from the Republican Party. I think there should be. I also think that there will be an independent challenge.
While he said its not something Im planning, Flake did not rule out mounting a third party challenge to Trump.
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Flake Predicts Trump will Get a Primary Challenge (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2018
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Unless Trump coughs up his tax returns he will be barred from the ballot in several states.
Historic NY
Mar 2018
#5
Kasich and Flake would be fine, they can tag team on Trump in the debates
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 2018
#8
pandr32
(11,694 posts)1. Let's hope he is already gone, and ditto for...
Pence and Ryan.
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)2. Trump will be vulnerable.
Hard to campaign while incarcerated.
Turbineguy
(37,502 posts)3. I don't know
the republican party would have to find somebody worse.
That seems to be their trajectory.
Nac Mac Feegle
(972 posts)4. Flake is positioning himself
He's trying to make himself out to be the "Sane Republican(tm)". He's still a reactionary, theocratic, right-winger, though, and not to be trusted.
Remember: "You can't spell crazy without R-AZ"
Historic NY
(37,487 posts)5. Unless Trump coughs up his tax returns he will be barred from the ballot in several states.
former9thward
(32,267 posts)9. Those states are all locked for the Democrats so it doesn't matter.
Also those laws have not been tested in the courts and I believe they are unconstitutional. States can't impose ballot eligibility that is not in the Constitution.
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)6. They need ONE challenger.
Not 15 or we will have Trump again.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,805 posts)8. Kasich and Flake would be fine, they can tag team on Trump in the debates
The bigger question would be, will Trump be able to tinker with the GOP primary process to tip the scales in his favor, or will the GOP old guard hold firm in maintaining a level playing field?
no_hypocrisy
(46,550 posts)7. Would Trump go independent if he lost the nomination?