{"id":1944366,"date":"2023-06-05T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-worry-about-trump-2016-replay-as-primary-field-grows\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:06:28","slug":"gop-senators-worry-about-trump-2016-replay-as-primary-field-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-worry-about-trump-2016-replay-as-primary-field-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senators Fear Trump 2016 Repeat with Growing Primary Field."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-worry-about-trump-2016-replay-as-primary-field-grows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1944366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Lawmakers Worry About Crowded Primary Field for 2024 Presidential Bid<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0605\/293ad984-03b5-4c99-9b0c-bac86f39d4c1\/audio.mp3?length=3861837&#038;duration=322\"><\/div>\n<p>Top Republican lawmakers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-political-director-rick-klein-calls-for-cleansing-pro-trump-movement\/\" title=\"ABC Political Director Rick Klein calls for \u2018cleansing\u2019 pro-Trump movement\">expressed concern<\/a> about former President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-voters-in-florida-prefer-trump-and-desantis-to-biden-in-new-poll\/\" title=\"More Voters In Florida Prefer Trump And DeSantis To Biden In New Poll\">potential victory<\/a> in the crowded GOP primary field for the 2024 presidential bid. <\/p>\n<h3>The Current Field<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Former Vice President Mike Pence<\/li>\n<li>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)<\/li>\n<li>Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley<\/li>\n<li>Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy<\/li>\n<li>Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson<\/li>\n<li>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who has been critical of Trump&#8217;s 2024 bid, suggested that the current field appears to be &#8220;a replay of 2016&#8221; when Trump emerged from the fray to ultimately become the Republican nominee. He hopes that candidates who don&#8217;t obtain enough support will drop out, making it a two- or three-person race.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.C.), who endorsed Scott, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-worry-about-trump-2016-replay-as-primary-field-grows\/\" title=\"GOP Senators Fear Trump 2016 Repeat with Growing Primary Field.\">made similar admissions<\/a> about the race. He believes that DeSantis hasn&#8217;t done well enough to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-suggest-moving-forward-on-ccp-virus-relief-bill-without-minimum-wage-hike\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Suggest Moving Forward on CCP Virus Relief Bill Without Minimum Wage Hike\">clear alternative<\/a> to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.C.), who also backs Scott&#8217;s 2024 bid, agreed with Cornyn and other senators by saying that candidates who don&#8217;t obtain enough support should leave the race sooner than later.<\/p>\n<h2>Pence Enters<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5217782\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/24\/id5217782-04222023-DSC06827-Mike-Pence.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/04\/24\/id5217782-04222023-DSC06827-Mike-Pence.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Pence\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Vice President Mike Pence meets with guests at the Iowa Faith &#038; Freedom Coalition in Clive, Iowa, on April 22, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss. While Trump is currently leading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-coming-for-our-kids-next\/\" title=\"They\u2019re Coming For Our Kids Next\">early fight<\/a> for the nomination, with DeSantis polling consistently in second, Pence supporters see a lane for a reliable conservative who espouses many of the previous administration&#8217;s policies but without the constant tumult.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Pence supports a national ban on abortion procedures and has campaigned against transgender policies in schools. He has argued that changes to Social Security and Medicare, like raising the age for qualification, should be on the table to keep the programs solvent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers concerned about former President Donald Trump&#8217;s potential 2024 presidential bid fear he could win a crowded GOP primary. Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork for a 2024 bid, following Florida Gov. 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