GOP hopefuls crank up the “if-Trump-doesn’t-run” primary screams the headline to David Siders’s article today, 2-22-21, in Politico.
Then Siders quickly one-ups the headline with yet another gasser by inventing the term “pre-presidential primary”.
This, to begin a story about the Republican presidential nomination process for 2024 which uses the word “primary” at least 10 times while avoiding the word “convention” completely!
Primary or Convention; Who Decides?
This is an either or question. But to the Political Industrial Complex (PIC), there is no question about who decides.
Gaslighting is the weapon of choice used by the PIC to steal the right of the individual members of political parties to choose their candidate and assign that right to voters of any or no party in primary “elections”.
This newsletter begins with this timely Politico article published on the very day I decided to start this effort.
I say timely because this article has so many of the features of gaslighting that make it a textbook example.
In no particular order, the PIC gaslighters here are Politico(media); Stuart Spencer, a “Republican operative in New Hampshire”, a “Republican strategist in South Carolina”, and John Thomas, (consultants); Tony Fabrizio and Whit Ayers, (pollsters) and “early state” economic developers Jeff Kaufman, Wesley Enos, and Steve Scheffler (Iowa); Matt Moore, (South Carolina); and Wayne MacDonald, (New Hampshire).
By the way, the PIC is any and all individuals and organizations that prefer primaries over parties for economic reasons.
Since Mike Pompeo, Rick Scott, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Tom Cotton, Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio, Nikki Haley and Kristi Noem are mentioned in this article, it is apparent that some fundraisers (PIC) are raising money in their names to pay consultants (PIC) working to get them dates in “early states” (PIC).
Each member of the PIC has some part in keeping this question from the candidates:“WHO DECIDES?”.
The role of the media, done so well here, is to make it appear as though primaries are the only option! Easy, if you don’t even consider any other option. Easy, if you never ask questions such as these:
Do we need a Republican National Convention?
If we do, how will the delegates from each state be elected?
Will they be “bound” to vote according to primary results?
Are there, in fact, written rules to govern the 2024 nomination process?
Where can they be found?
Where are the Rules of the Republican Party adopted by the 2020 Republican National Convention?
Is the First Amendment relevant to the rights of members of political parties?
Good article