The Republican Taking on Trump in 2020 (Yes, They Do Exist)

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO Media

International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

There's no shortage of Democratic presidential candidates in 2020, but when it comes to Republicans it’s a lonely road. Enter Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, who is attempting the unthinkable for a Republican not named Trump: He’s running for president.

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0:00.0	In New Hampshire, in September, I went up 11 points and Trump went down 17.
0:13.0	One month, New Hampshire, give me two more of those months and I'm ahead.
0:18.0	What's it like to be politically homeless? To wander from town to town in a cardboard box,
0:24.5	looking for a place to hang your ballot when you're not on board with Trump, but when AOC also
0:29.4	scares the hell out of you. Hello and welcome to the G0 World podcast, where you'll find
0:35.0	extended versions of the interviews from my show on public television.
0:39.6	And today on the podcast, I'll examine why the reshaping of America's political parties is
0:44.3	not only hollowing out the center, but also presenting the grand old party with a big old problem.
0:51.0	To help me dig into it is a man who's doing something most Republicans consider
0:55.2	unthinkable, challenging Donald Trump for the GOP nomination for president. I'm talking about
1:02.2	former Massachusetts governor, Bill Weld, a long shot, a serious long shot, who kicked off his
1:08.5	career as junior counsel during the 1974 impeachment process of
1:13.3	Richard Nixon. So he's been through this before, and he's also had his eye on the White House
1:18.2	for some 20 years now. He gave it a shot last time on the libertarian ticket. But he says
1:23.7	fellow Republicans are now making a huge mistake by sticking with the president
1:28.3	who's operating outside the law.
1:30.3	Those are his words, not mine.
1:32.2	And yet, despite the impeachment process, Republicans are still, by and large, loyal to President
1:37.3	Trump.
1:38.3	Why?
1:39.3	Well, they're either on board with the program or they're worried about job security.
1:43.9	I'm talking about their own.
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