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Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump

Alaska GOP scraps 2020 presidential primary, helping Trump | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018 file photo, a voter uses a polling booth during primary election day at Ketchikan Precinct 2 in the Plaza building in Ketchikan, Alaska. The Alaska Republican Party has canceled holding a presidential primary in 2020. In a statement Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, the party's State Central Committee passed a rule saying a primary "would serve no useful purpose" because Republican Donald Trump is president. (Dustin Safranek /Ketchikan Daily News via AP, File)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Republican Party has cancelled holding a presidential primary in 2020.

In a statement Saturday, the party’s State Central Committee passed a rule saying a primary “would serve no useful purpose” because Republican Donald Trump is president.

Earlier this month, Republican leaders in Nevada, South Carolina and Kansas voted to scrap their presidential nominating contests in 2020, erecting more hurdles for the long-shot candidates challenging President Donald Trump.

Canceling primaries, caucuses and other voting is not unusual for the party of the White House incumbent seeking a second term. Doing so allows Trump to try to consolidate his support as Democrats work to winnow their large field of candidates.

Challengers have emerged to Trump, including former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld and Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman. Others may join them.

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