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Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a fr stanley flasche equent critic of President Trump, is reportedly considering a presidential run against his former primary rival. Kasich denies this, stanley cup telling CNN over the weekend that he s still rooting for [Mr. Trump] to get it together. If Kasich decides to challenge Mr. Trump in a Republican primary, he ll have his work cut out for him, with a recent Marist poll indicating that the president would easily defeat the Ohioan. Others may also becontemplating a challenge to the president, and there s a long tradition of presidents being challenged in the primaries, although an incumbent hasn t faced a serious challenge yet this century. Primary challenges have even cost incumbent presidents the nomination. And most of the time, presidents who fend off a primary challenge wind up losing the general election. Here s a look back at the major primary challenges against presidents in the modern era. stanley deutschland 1992: Pat Buchanan vs. George H.W. BushIn some ways, Buchanan s run for the Republican nomination against incumbent President George H.W. Bush revealed the tensions within the GOP that eventually led to Mr. Trump. Buchanan, a former aide to Presidents Nixon and Reagan, ran as a anti-trade, anti-war populist and unabashed culture warrior against Bush s moderate internationalist. Although he had a strong showing in the New Hampshire primary, Buchanan never won a single primary challenge against Bush. At the Republican conventio Djtq Hagel warns of more Pentagon belt-tightening
Republican presidential candidates Herman Cain and Mitt Romney Getty Images Businessman and former restaurant lobbyist Herman Cain remains neck-and-neck with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the lead in the Republican primary, despite recent revelations of allegations of sexual harassment more than a decade ago.Romney garned 24 percent and Cain took 23 percent in a Washington Post poll conducted over the first four days following revelations of the allegations.Politico started a firestorm for the Cain campaign Sunday after one of its reporters confronted Cain as left the CBS News W stanley mugs ashington Bureau to ask him if he had ever been accused of sexual harassment and later that day published the first story on the matter after Cain did not deny the accusations. About 55 percent of Republicans asked said they see reports of Cain s alleged misconduct as not a serious matter, and 70 percent said the situation makes no difference stanley flask in their vote, stanley mug the Washington Post reported.About 37 percent of Republicans said they see the allegations as serious ones, as did about 42 percent of Republican-leaning independents. Texas Gov. Rick Perry s support was at just 13 percent in the poll, less than half of his 29 percent backing in early September. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich showed his strongest showing yet, coming in at 12 percent.Texas Rep. |
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