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N.J. Republicans want to cancel presidential primary, hold state convention instead
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 26, 2023 01:08pm |
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| Category | Rule Change |
| Author | Joey Fox and David Wildstein |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 26, 2023 05:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The New Jersey Republican Party wants to cancel its presidential primary in the 2024 election and instead select the state’s Republican National Convention (RNC) delegates via a state convention, according to a memo sent to county chairs and state committee members obtained by the New Jersey Globe.
The move would allow roughly 650 Republican elected officials and party insiders to replace the more than 400,000 Republicans who vote in the presidential primary.
The proposal to eliminate a GOP presidential primary could benefit former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who might be able to score delegates through an insider process that he wouldn’t win on his own in a Republican primary. Even if Christie doesn’t make it past New Hampshire, he’d still like to wield a bunch of delegates in the event, albeit unlikely, that the national convention doesn’t produce a first-ballot nominee. |
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