Joe Battenfeld: Weld’s presidential designs draw GOP fire
The new chairman of the state
"Weld is the same ex-Republican who deserted
Lyons' harsh assessment of Weld's exploratory effort puts on full display the rightward tilt of the state party since Lyons took over last month.
But it also puts Gov.
Baker is vacationing in
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Baker, like Weld, has also been harshly critical of Trump and conceivably could give a big lift to Weld by helping him. But Baker also raises a lot of money for the party and has promised to try and work with the new chairman.
The intraparty drama erupted hours after Weld announced his exploratory bid in
The 73-year-old former governor compared Trump to a "schoolyard bully" and accused
Weld faces steep odds against Trump, and knows it. Polls show eight in 10 Republican voters back Trump in
Weld is no stranger to taking on his own party. He has challenged the
Going after Trump is a much tougher proposition, as evidenced by the harsh reaction he got from his own party in
The next steps for Weld will be raising enough money and getting enough attention to make his campaign credible, with the ultimate goal of facing Trump on the debate stage.
Weld needs to be seen as a serious candidate or his exploratory effort will be a waste of time.
If Weld does mount a credible challenge, history is not on Trump's side. The last incumbent presidents who faced primary challenges,
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