Trump facing a re-launched discussion of a possible GOP main challenge

It is again question of a first Republican challenge addressed to President Trump, who is facing the consequences of the partial closure of the government and other political turmoil.

Those who might challenge it will remain as they have always been. , decided outsiders who should face not only a tough president but all the infrastructure of the Republican Party. None would be as famous as Trump.

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But from the ideological center of the party, a handful of Republicans send signals

Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld will travel to New Hampshire in two weeks to carry the title "Politics and Eggs", a must for White House hopefuls.

A source close to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan told Fox News that Hogan, "more than others, takes him seriously."

And this week's e-mail from the political group of former Ohio governor John Kasich reminded supporters that "many have suggested Kasich should leave, and he keeps all his options on the table." [19659005] Trump being attacked by conservatives renowned for ending the 35-day partial closure of the federal government without getting funding for a wall along the Mexican border, the perception in some corners of a weakened president stirs up the flames of a group of Republicans, small but emboldened, in the hope of a viable primary challenge.

"I think the closure in general has hurt a lot of Trump," said the conservative and notorious columnist ever head of Bill Kristol said. "It makes the climb difficult [of a primary challenge] less steep."

Highlighting the GOP's loss of the House in the 2018 mid-term elections, the departure of Defense Secretary James Mattis, the stock market fluctuations and the government's closure, Kristol's "C" is a period of three months that saw all sorts of events that increased doubts and decreased trust in a Trump for the second term ".

The party remains firmly behind the president. The Republican National Committee kicked off its annual meeting last winter on Friday on an unprecedented promise offering the president "unparalleled support" even before being formally named in 2020.

"The members just wanted to emphasize, underline, point out that we are here to re-elect President Trump and the Republicans," Cassie Smedile, RNC's national press secretary, said after the vote.

The RNC has not considered a firmer resolution that would have approved Trump's candidacy for the party in 2020

"The Trump White House had acted intelligently and it is true that the overwhelming majority Of the 168 members of the RNC are in favor of the re-election of President Trump, "said a GOP source, adding no realistic impact on whether someone would dispute the president. "

The action of the RNC does not seem to prevent the main potential opponents from considering it at least.

Weld, a vocal tru. The spokesman for the Libertarian deputy, candidate for vice presidency of the libertarian party in 2016, seems to consider a potential challenge to the long defeat against the president.

"I say nothing, simply .If I have something to say, I will say it on April 15" Weld told Fox News Wednesday, referring to the imminent visit to New Hampshire.

However, the GOP government will not deploy the welcome mat

"It's been nominated for the Vice President of Libertarians in 2016. As far as we are concerned, he is a libertarian and he can not switch for reasons of political relevance, "said Steve Stepanek, president of the newly-elected party Fox News. let's not consider ourselves a republican, we do not want to No return as a Republican. "

Stepanek, a businessman and former state legislator who co-chaired Trump's New Hampshire presidential campaign in 2016, explained that" if there is a legitimate national republican candidate then, under the rules, I must remain neutral. I will not support them absolutely, I will not fight them. "

Hogan, who was re-elected last November for a second term as Governor of the Blue State of Maryland, also does not rule out the possibility of a major challenge .

"I'm flattered that people talk about it as a possibility, but it's not an issue I'm focusing on," said Monday at a political panel hosted by Judy Woodruff, presenter PBS NewsHour.

"Who knows what will happen in two years? You never know, "he replied about 2020.

He explained that he would soon be going to Iowa – the state that will vote first in the primary and caucus calendars of president – since he is vice president of the National Governors Association. [19659005] "They have a meeting in Iowa," he said

Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, who is organizing the first presidential primary, was also present in the group.

"I'm not the type to aspire to New Hampshire," said Hogan jokingly, "but a source close to Hogan stated that when 39, it was a major challenge, "I think he thinks it's the right thing to do." We will see if he really does it.

Kasich, who finished second behind Trump in the 2016 New Hampshire Presidential Primaries, returned to the Granite State just after the November mid-term elections, sparking new speculation about his intentions for 2020. [19659005] At the time, he told Fox News: "I really do not know what I'm going to do."

But he added that when it was a question of a possible challenge principal, "all the options are on the table. "

Two weeks ago, after completing his second and last term as governor of Ohio, Kasich signed with CNN as a senior political commentator.

The former Attorney General of New Hampshire and long-time GOP consultant Tom Rath said that this decision offered Kasich an "Imperial tyrant" he could use before any major challenge.

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"It's a way to remain an integral part of the discussion, to be part of the dialogue and he has a voice that he wants to use to try to lead the Americans to a better place, "added Rath, a senior adviser to Kasich's campaign for 2016 who remains close to the former governor.

The Senate could be another stepping stone for a possible first challenge. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska has long pondered a White House victory in 2020. And do not exclude newly elected Senator Mitt Romney of Utah – the 2012 GOP presidential candidate and a virulent critic of Trump .

Former Senator Jeff Flake is to be excluded. The Arizona Republican, who has often blasted the president for the past two years, announced earlier this week that he would not launch a presidential campaign for 2020 and instead had joined CBS News as a contributor.

If there is a credible challenge against Trump, New Hampshire – which allows independents to vote in GOP or Democratic contests – could be a zero point.

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Rath said, "Trump remains the prohibitive favorite here in New Hampshire." But he added that the government's closure had "opened the door" to a challenge

"Phone calls were made, there are people to talk to," he said.