The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.
News of the withdrawal came shortly after Trump posted on his Truth Social site that, while he “greatly” appreciated the notion, he felt, “for the sake of PARTY UNITY, that they should NOT go forward with this plan, but that I should do it the ‘Old Fashioned’ way, and finish the process off AT THE BALLOT BOX.”
The measure, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, had said it “declares President Trump as our presumptive 2024 nominee for the office of President of the United States and from this moment forward moves into full general election mode welcoming supporters of all candidates as valued members of Team Trump 2024.”
The withdrawal was confirmed by a person familiar with the decision who was not authorized to publicly discuss the proposal and spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday night.
Haley told them she’d make an independent run, didn’t she?
That’s my bet, too
I don’t buy it, most of her voters would jump to Trump because if you’re a Haley voter you’re too “smart” (for lack of a better term) to not realize that splitting the Republican vote just means Biden wins, and they would rather have Trump than that.
I think what happened here is Trump privately told the GOP to do this, then when they went through he turned them down so he gets to look ppwerful and like someone who wants to win a fair fight to his idiot followers
An independent Haley vote would give Republicans who are fed up with Trump a face saving way to vote for Biden. I know a lot of Republicans who will not vote for a Democrat, no matter what.
Ask yourself, do you think Republican party members are above lying to journalists and pollsters to try to force the circumstances they’d like to see? And have we ever seen significant numbers of Republican party voters stand up to Donald Trump?
I think they’re just saying this because they’re smart enough to know that Donald Trump is a loser November and they’re trying to convince other members of their party of that, but when it gets to November they’ll fall in line like they always have
Also, worth remembering that Haley has promised to endorse Trump when she drops out of the race
I’m sorry… you think Republican rank-and-file voters are smart?
Oof, okay, when you put it like that…
For real, I think the Haley segment of Republican voters are better political strategists than the Trump segment, but that’s all I’m saying. I certainly don’t think any of them are smart when it comes to policy preferences.
For real, I think the Haley segment of Republican voters are better political strategists
You lost me right there. You think they even know what a political strategy is? Heck, strategy is a 3-syllable word. They can’t even count that high. Why do you think Haley uses “Nikki” instead of “Nimarata”? Way too many syllables.
That, and I guarantee people would start calling her “nimrod”.
You mean Charles Koch?
If she has any sort of sense about her, it would damn smart to stay in as long as possible to build notoriety for herself. Positioning yourself as the Donald Trump alternative, the generational political alternative, the gender alternative, etc etc sets you up well for the future. I don’t doubt Trump will win, but to pull out super early would be a mistake.
Well I hope one of them does
Betting on Republicans to do the right thing is a surefire way to end up broke.
That’s the secret, one of them being a spoiler candidate is exactly the wrong thing for either of them to do. It’s a safe bet
This is 100% carefully orchestrated to make it look like Trump and the RNC are democratic absolutists. Trump is only going to run for president as the elected Republican candidate if he gets undeniable verification of the votes.
This is just to give republicans that are on the fence about Trump due to his rigged election claims something to grasp onto. “Even in his own primary he was absolute in his resolve to make sure he won fair and square!” 🙄
This is the best summary I could come up with:
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.
News of the withdrawal came shortly after Trump posted on his Truth Social site that, while he “greatly” appreciated the notion, he felt, “for the sake of PARTY UNITY, that they should NOT go forward with this plan, but that I should do it the ‘Old Fashioned’ way, and finish the process off AT THE BALLOT BOX.”
The resolution had been expected to be discussed at the RNC’s winter meeting in Las Vegas next week, even though only two states have voted and the former president had nowhere near the requisite number of delegates to secure the nomination.
The AP has a policy to not refer to any candidate as the “presumptive nominee” until he or she has captured the number of delegates needed to win a majority vote at the national party conventions this summer.
If it had been adopted, it could have given the Republican Party a jump-start on planning a general election matchup with Democratic President Joe Biden, who has begun framing his reelection campaign as a 2020 rematch against Trump.
“Donald Trump’s threats highlight the stark choice in this election: personal vendettas or real conservative leadership,” said Haley spokesperson AnnMarie Graham-Barnes.
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