Questions tagged [republican-primary]
Questions related to the primary process for the Republican Party. Use with the [united-states] tag. Do not use for general primary questions, use [primaries] instead.
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Why did Nikki Haley continue in the race for Republican nomination for so long?
In the ongoing race to select the Republican Party nominee, Nikki Haley has lost every primary and caucus but one. That was the District of Columbia Republican primary, which she won with 62% of the ...
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If all of Trump's opponents drop out and then the supreme Court rules he is ineligible who becomes the nominee?
With the results coming out of Iowa, many are predicting that Desantis and Haley will drop out within the next few weeks.
If this happens and then say at a later point, the supreme Court rules that ...
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For the GOP primary, where can I see the list of complete rules of how each state allocates delegates, updated for 2024?
For the 2016 GOP primary, RealClear Politics has a nice table containing complete rules for each state on how to count delegates. But I cannot find a similarly complete rules in a table like that for ...
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On what legal basis do state governments regulate party primaries?
In all likelihood, I'm misunderstanding something greatly here, so I'm hoping for some clear correction:
It seems to me like the Republican and Democratic parties in the USA are private-ish entities. ...
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To what extent if any did the Koch brothers facilitate an "attack on voting rights... that began after 2008"?
In CNN's November 30, 2023 Will Koch’s endorsement be enough for Nikki Haley to beat Trump?, civil rights attorney Maya Wiley responds to a question about financial support linked to the Koch brothers ...
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What if no Republican candidate gets a majority of delegates for president?
I saw on Wikipedia when I was looking at the 2024 Republican Party primaries that one of the rules is to receive an outright majority of the votes cast by delegates at the national convention.
What ...
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Was there an official campaign button printed and circulated with the DeSantis name and the likenesses of both Ron DeSantis and Ronald Reagan?
The lead in to the PBS NewsHour full episode, June 16, 2023 includes
...plus we speak with Miami mayor Francis Suarez about why he's joining the already crowded field of republican presidential ...
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Why was the primary for the NY-3 district canceled, allowing George Santos to run as a Republican uncontested?
According to Ballotpedia:
The Republican primary election was canceled. George Devolder-Santos advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 3.
Why was it canceled? Did no ...
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Does the GOP actually have a formal 'neutrality policy' that this unnamed RNC official describes?
This answer to Why would a former US president's announcement of a reelection bid cut off legal defense funds? in toto:
From the July 28, 2022 Yahoo article, by Cheryl Teh, The RNC has been helping ...
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How does Liz Cheney's losing the Republican primary impact the future of the GOP? [closed]
Liz Cheney has lost the Republican primaries. As I know, she represents a group of Republicans who criticized Trump. What does this loss mean for the GOP?
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Can Liz Cheney run as an independent in the general election?
Liz Cheney has lost her primary race to be re-nominated for her seat as Wyoming’s representative in the House. Harriet Hageman, a pro-Trump candidate, will be the Republican nominee in November.
All ...
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Debate-related statement GOP says every US Republican presidential candidate must sign; what does it say & what happens if they don't sign or comply?
The Guardian's April 14 2022 Republican party withdraws from US Commission on Presidential Debates begins:
The Republican National Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to withdraw from the ...
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What steps could the US GOP take to block primary challenges to Trump in 2024 should he run again, and which of these were also taken in 2020?
In its 2022-03-18 GOP lawmaker slams Trump's Ukraine remark: 'He was awful' "CNN's Jim Sciutto talks to Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) about Donald Trump's comments about Putin's invasion of Ukraine&...
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What/when are the filing deadlines after which Alice Stewart predicts Republican congress members will start saying Let's stop talking about the past?
Political commentator Alice Stewart has made an interesting prediction; Republican politicians will begin to say "Let's stop focusing on the past" (Donald Trump's loss in 2020 and associated ...
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Shut-out precincts for Republican governor in 2021 New Jersey primary?
In 2008 and 2012, and to a lesser extent 2016, there were some precincts where Republicans got no votes. Example of a shut-out precinct in Louisiana's 2nd district special election, 2021:
I found ...
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