(01-14-2021, 01:35 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(01-14-2021, 12:55 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: The assumption that if Trump ran again he would receive overwhelming support and the automatic nomination is misguided. He was very effective serving as an influence for future candidates who wish to win wide Republican support, but on a personal level he's chaotic.

His support wasn't overwhelming the first time.
The way the GOP nomination works, there are a lot of early, expensive contests that are winner take all.
he won all of Florida's GOP delegates with about 40% of the vote
But he could have won all of them with about 30% of the vote. all he needed to do was get more votes than Rubio.
If the GOP doesn't change the rules, and Trump runs again, he will be the nominee.
Even if the Senate votes to bar Donald Trump from running again, Ivanka has about the same level of stage presence and she would more likely than not win the nomination if she tried.
The GOP needs to do both.
They need to forbid Trump from running again, and the need to change the rules of their nominating process.