Romney’s Op-Ed Prompts Call From Within RNC To Protect Trump In 2020 Primary

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Republican Nantional Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, right, speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Trump is attending a trio of fundraisers during his day in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump, left, listens as Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, right, speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Trump is attending a trio of fun... President Donald Trump, left, listens as Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, right, speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. Trump is attending a trio of fundraisers during his day in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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Incoming Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) critical op-ed about President Donald Trump has renewed fears within the RNC of a moderate Republican mounting a primary challenge to Trump in 2020 and consideration of altering the rules to protect him.

According to a Wednesday Washington Examiner report, RNC committeeman Jevon Williams sounded the alarm in a mass email.

“Unfortunately, loopholes in the rules governing the 2020 re-nomination campaign are enabling these so-called Republicans to flirt with the possibility of contested primaries and caucuses,” Williams wrote.

“While President Trump would win re-nomination it wouldn’t come quick and it wouldn’t be inexpensive. Any contested re-nomination campaign—even a forlorn hope—would only help Democrats,” he continued. “Accordingly, I am asking for your support to take the unprecedented step of amending the rules to close loopholes in the re-nomination campaign…”

An RNC spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This is not the first time RNC members have toyed with the idea of manipulating the primary process to give Trump a buffer.

However, a complicating factor in this go-round is the RNC chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel’s, relationship to the man who caused the concern — McDaniel is Romney’s niece.

However, based on McDaniel’s Twitter reaction, she has already decided with whom her loyalty lies.

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  1. Isn’t there a Romney in the RNC?

    The irony, it burns…

    Pleasantly…

  2. loopholes in the rules governing the 2020 re-nomination campaign are enabling these so-called Republicans to flirt with the possibility of contested primaries and caucuses,

    Mitt Romney as a “so-called Republican.” Yikes.

    “Ein Reich,
    Ein Volk…”

  3. It’s nice to know that our party isn’t the only one who get the vapors over primary concerns.

  4. Avatar for ajoguy ajoguy says:

    “Incoming Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) critical op-ed about President Donald Trump has renewed fears within the RNC of a moderate Republican mounting a primary challenge to Trump in 2020 and consideration of altering the rules to protect him.”

    Good.

  5. Someone in the media needs to ask Trump straight out if he needs protection from a primary challenger. And couch it in schoolyard terms he will understand.

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