Popular vote loser Donald Trump may be stumbling toward the 2020 election, but the easiest way to make sure that you avoid that messy primary season? Have your own parties cancel the chance for voters to oppose you.
Kelly Arnold, speaking for the Kansas Republican Party, informed ABC News that is exactly what they are considering:
However, state parties, who set their own rules for primaries and caucuses could change them to prevent a challenger. Kansas Republican leaders are among some states who are leaning towards canceling their caucuses or primaries.
"Historically the KSGOP has not held a caucus with an incumbent president and used other party election methods to select a delegate," Kelly Arnold, Chairman for the Kansas Republican Party told ABC News.
The Kansas Republican Party will start the process this spring to determine how they will officially handle the delegate selection.
That’s right. Dissent is simply not allowed.
This no-dissent policy has worked out well for Kansas GOP, who last year lost the Governor’s race and a US Congressional seat with the election of Laura Kelly and Sharice Davids. The party which holds strong to their party line of all Trump, all the time, also became ground zero for elected Republicans leaving the party, as State House elected Stephanie Clayton and State Senators Barbara Bollier & Dinah Sykes switched parties and announced the would change their affiliation to Democratic.
Nothing, however, seems to have persuaded leadership that maybe the quelling of dissent isn’t going over so well.
Instead, the party appears to be considering doubling down, and other state parties may follow suit.