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In reply to the discussion: Kasich Should Run A Primary Campaign Against Trump [View all]CitizenZero
(502 posts)since you are someone from Ohio and are familiar with Kasich. Part of the reason I put forward the idea of a Primary Challenger is that I hate Trump so much, even a bad Republican seems like a marginally better option than Trump. But really what I would like is to see the Republicans fight amongst themselves in a Primary, so that whoever they put forward for the Presidency has already gotten beaten up.
A Primary challenge will also drain money and resources away from Trump so that he will have less to use by the time he gets to the General Election. If Trump runs again, remember he will be running as an incumbent, and we need to use every tactic and trick to cut him down, including the idea of seeing him challenged in a Primary. It is a sign of a candidate's weakness when an incumbent is challenged by someone from within their own Party.
Similar thing happened in the 1980 Presidential campaign when Ted Kennedy challenged a sitting Democratic President, Jimmy Carter, from within the Party. It helped hobble Carter before the general election, and contributed to his loss to Reagan. I would like to see something similar happen to the Republicans in 2020. Kasich may be odious, but we can use him as a weapon against Trump and the Republicans.