Republicans clear Wisconsin primary field for Trump, angering potential GOP rivals

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The GOP has canceled primaries in a number of states, including South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas.

Walsh tweeted after the committee vote that Republican Party bosses are trying “to protect their King. This isn't Russia. This isn't China. This kind of un-American shouldn't happen here.”Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt told reporters after the meeting that Weld and Walsh have failed to get on primary ballots in a number of other states, making them “less relevant” in Wisconsin.

Trump's allies have been working for months to clear the primary field across the country for the president in the face of challenges from dark horse candidates. The Minnesota GOP, for example, plans to list only Trump on its March 3 primary ballot. Republicans also have canceled primaries in a number of states, including South Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Kansas, to clear the field for Trump and consolidate support.

Such moves aren’t unprecedented, but they aren't common. Republicans and Democrats canceled contests to protect their incumbents across up to 10 states in 1992, 1996, 2004 and 2012.

 

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The GOP rigged the primary.

Well when he dies from an adderall overdose before the election, hope you are happy to not have a rep on the ballot

They should keep the ones in Moscow, St. Petersburg & Leningrad. I hear they love crowds

America your system is broke.

How is this legal ?

That's because conservatives in those states are scared of Trump Republicans. ToTheirEverlastingShame

DearRepublicanVoters KANSASgov arizona Nevada SouthCarolina Don't vote.

The only thing Canceling Primaries will accomplish is it will just force Republicans to vote Democratic 🧐

Cheaters

Any GOP running just needs to apply to be on the ballot. Parties decide if they want primaries, not candidates but they have no control over who's on the ballot.

So much for democracy. This is pure fascism.

LylajoyRose Great news for Trump. Get your tear bags ready MSNBC. It's going to be a landslide!

NordicSunGod Republicans really seem to hate democracy.

Rethuglicants can’t win without cheating. Bad enough they suppress the Democratic voters but now they’re even suppressing their own.

It is not corrupt GOP.:) It is mobster Putin canceled with one russian spy-candidate Trump. ImpeachTrump ImpeachDonaldTrumpNOW Impeach45

Well, to be fair, it kind of makes sense. Why would a fascist party want to have primaries?

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I would vote for the other guy! Not really a democracy anymore. We deserve to have a debate and primary!

Can't Run on his Disasterous record so he has to cheat. The Republicans REALLY do had Democracy that's why it was so easy for them to get in bed with Russia. Damn Traitors🤬

If you’re going to cheat at least try to hide it from me. Don’t insult my intelligence

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🤬 Let the cheating commence 🤬

Republicans don't give a shit about actual democracy, kids.

BTW Trump, you do not have a 'Shoe-In' ImpeachAndConvictTrump

It’s not even a party anymore.

How unconstitutional.

What is wrong here. Trump is in the White House right Why is there a primary for R?

party of authoritarianism

How is this LEGAL

NEw attack 👇👇👇

Democrats have done the same in past elections.

This man is not smarter than a fifth 5 grader🙄🙄🙄

Is that even legal?

The United States is not a democracy. The rich and powerful own this country and do as they please.

This is criminal

Good. No reason to waste money on something with a very predictable outcome.

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Whatever trump has to do to ensure he has no Republican challengers and has gerrymandered and purged enough voters, start a war, under whatever circumstances, to win he will do. Remember he’s been a shyster all his life.

There’s four States I’ll never travel to.

GOP

Sounds fair to me 🤦‍♂️

Donald Trump is proof that he is unfit to be commander and chief. Today Trump's big mouth has him between a coward, and a fool. The fool will go to war because he said he would. The coward will fine a way not to go to war. The world is waiting and watching

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Politics should be put aside at this time and focus on unity.

The death of democracy.

The RNC will Rig the Republican Presidential Debates to Favor Trump in getting Re-elected.

Very democratic of the Republicans - if voter exclusion and gerrymandering can’t work just eliminate the competition

These chickenshit cowards would cancel the general election if we let them.

How not democratic of them!

The same was done for Obama in his second election

Primaries are not elections and are not governed as such. If someone wanted to challenge Trump in these primary States, they needed to do the work to be added. Nobody did. 2024 will most likely be a non incumbent election and things will look different.

Go trump

Freedom......Democracy......what a joke. Bastardization is what it is.

...& so it begins. I wonder if Russia will help again this time around....

What the GOP needs is a robust Primary like the DNC conducted against the 2012 incumbent. '... the advantage of incumbency and being the only viable candidate running, the race would be merely pro forma...'

Good to know that a hand full of Trumpster control the sheep in the Republican Party with the help of FAUX News. Does the name Jim Jones ring a bell ?

What the GOP needs is a robust Primary like the DNC conducted against the 2012 incumbent.

You get what you vote for.

What are they scared of? May be that trump won’t be as successful as he thinks? Perhaps not allowing people to vote is just practice for the future The republicans or what’s left of the once proud party are making a huge mistake

MemeBurk What gives GOPs the rights to do that? They took out the rights of the people in those states!

RodneyClaeys On the positive side,maybe the moronic MAGAs will think they don’t have to vote in November.

crappy weather during the primaries

NanaTamara21 This is another example how they cheat.

What GOP rivals?

All to protect dictator IMPOTUS

EVERYTHING Trump does is fixed-in his favor , he CANNOT win without cheating, he has always cheated

Come on over to the blue side! The GOP doesn’t want sane people. Go toward the light and away from the darkness.

If you keep voters from having a choice you are DICTATORS!!!! He should be disqualified!

So many stupid!

CHICKENSHITS!

Omg 😳

Rigged.

DNC case llawyer said Dems didnt have to run candidates in lrkmary that party constitution allowed them to name a candidate

Wait what?

Democracy, baby!

Gah.. I know you hand pick these photographs to make him look like an idiot, but LOOK AT HIM! He's an absolute tool.. A harbor freight clearance rack, missing pieces and used heavily one at that. I still can't believe what you voted in. And then protected.

If I can envision it u can be it - a la tony Robbins and numb nutz trump

Did Hitlers party encourage this? So why should they? They are using the same model.

What is trump afraid of?

Dictatorship much?

Hey MAGA, your party doesn’t trust you to vote!

Facism.

The crazier and more dangerous he gets, the more support from the party he receives. This is surreal

Now officially a dictatorship. Thanks GOP.

How are they even allowed to do that? America is not a communist country. This is absurd!

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