Thread by @Monaheart1229

"[Trump's] campaign is taking steps to change state party rules, crowd out potential rivals and quell any early signs of opposition."
They're not going to fight fair, so we have to FOCUS, BE informed & do what's necessary. #BlueWave2020 huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-em…

2- If the GOP or R donors primary Trump, it won't be good for the Dems.. whomever they run will get votes that we'd likely otherwise get..#NeverTrump ers.. so we have to watch this carefully. "Worried about a potential Republican primary challenge, President Donald Trump’s

3-"campaign has launched a state-by-state effort to prevent an intraparty fight that could spill over into the general-election campaign. The nascent initiative has been an intense focus in recent weeks and includes taking steps to change state party rules, crowd out potential

4-"rivals and quell any early signs of opposition that could embarrass the president. It is an acknowledgement that Trump, who effectively hijacked the Republican Party in 2016, hasn’t completely cemented his grip on the GOP and, in any event, is not likely to coast to the 2020

5-"GOP nomination without some form of opposition. While any primary challenge would almost certainly be unsuccessful, Trump aides are looking to prevent a repeat of the convention discord that highlighted the electoral weaknesses of Presidents George H.W. Bush and

6-" Jimmy Carter in their failed re-election campaigns. To defend against that prospect, Trump’s campaign has deployed what it calls an unprecedented effort to monitor and influence local party operations.

7-"It has used endorsements, lobbying and rule changes to increase the likelihood that only loyal Trump activists make it to the Republican nominating convention in August 2020."