Why are there no republicans running against Trump? Surely there are some moral, respectful republicans who can beat him?

Warren T2020-03-04T05:04:25Z

RARELY DOES THE PRESIDENT HAVE SOMEONE FROM HIS OWN PARTY RUNNING AGAINST HIM WHEN HE IS SEEKING A 2ND TERM

Joseph2020-03-03T18:06:07Z

Of course but they won't , politics is a dirty dirty business and the Dems just love to fling poo like monkeys. Most people just don't want to deal with that.

Anonymous2020-03-03T02:14:31Z

How would they run against him? On what platform? By saying he’s one of the worst Republican presidents in our history and they’ll turn the country around that he had successfully trashed? What do you think that would do for their political careers in the next four years if they then LOSE to him? They know how vindictive an enraged narcissist like trump can be. 

 And they know damned well that they’re NOT going to win against him because American republicans are stupid enough to vote for him again, and so if they start badmouthing him on the campaign trail as opposing presidential candidates, and then they LOSE to him anyway, they’ll never get another job in Washington again. Not as Republicans anyway. Know what I mean? Self-protection. Career survival. 

What happens in the swamp stays in the swamp. 

Just look what happened to Romney. 

Trump has successfully made him an example of what happens if you open your mouth. It’s like the Mafia code of silence. Break it and suffer the consequences.

scott2020-03-02T23:44:29Z

There is at least one Republican running against the President.  That is William Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts.  He gets almost no coverage because he is nothing more than a gadfly.  

Kjelstad2020-03-02T17:07:11Z

There are.  Trump got a few states to cancel primaries.   

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