{"id":587356,"date":"2023-08-16T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-refusal-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-puts-rnc-in-bind\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T10:00:00","slug":"trump-refusal-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-puts-rnc-in-bind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-refusal-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-puts-rnc-in-bind\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump refusal to sign loyalty pledge puts RNC in bind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408d574d395\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408d574d395\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-refusal-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-puts-rnc-in-bind\/#More_from_The_Hill\" >More from The Hill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Trump\u2019s refusal to sign the Republican National Committee\u2019s (RNC) loyalty pledge is putting the organization in a bind as next week\u2019s GOP primary debate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roaches.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he wouldn\u2019t sign the pledge last week and is expected to announce in the coming days whether he will attend the event.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel must now navigate the thorny situation of appeasing Trump \u2014 both a ratings draw and the clear front-runner in the primary \u2014 while maintaining her control as head of the party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a distinct possibility that the Republican nominee for president could simply decide to shun the RNC itself,\u201d said Brian Seitchik, a Republican strategist and Trump campaign alum. \u201cWhen a candidate refuses to play by the rules, it obviously weakens the RNC\u2019s position.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3962150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Ronna-McDANIEL-2023.png?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Ronna McDaniel appears at an election night event in November 2022. (Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call\/ Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, McDaniel has given no indication that the RNC will make any exceptions for the former president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the Beat Biden Pledge,\u201d McDaniel told CNN\u2019s Chris Wallace in an interview last month. \u201cAnd what we\u2019re saying \u2014 and the debate committee has met for over two years people from Alaska to Illinois to Tennessee \u2014 is if you\u2019re going to stand on the Republican National Committee debate stage you should be able to support the nominee and beat Biden.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody has to sign the Beat Biden Pledge. Everybody,\u201d she added, when asked by Wallace if that applied to Trump as well. \u201cIt\u2019s across the board. The rules aren\u2019t changing. We\u2019ve been very vocal with them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The pledge states that the candidate will support the eventual nominee of the party\u2019s primary and that the candidate will not participate in any debate the RNC has not sanctioned. The pledge is a part of the criteria Republican candidates must meet to qualify for the first presidential primary debate set for Aug. 23.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Trump has gone against the RNC\u2019s push for primary candidates to rally around the eventual nominee in the name of party unity. In August 2015, then-candidate Trump was the only candidate on stage at one of the debates to not raise his hand to show that he would support the eventual nominee in the 2016 primary. At the time, there were 17 Republicans competing for the nomination.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_from_The_Hill\"><\/span>More from The Hill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">Trump ended up signing a loyalty pledge in September 2015, but by March 2016 said that he was no longer sticking with the pledge. By then, he was one of only three candidates running in the primary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe only reason that there was a need to do a loyalty pledge was because of Donald Trump,\u201d said Alex Stroman, a Republican strategist and RNC alum. \u201cI thought it was unnecessary in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pledge, whether signed or not, whether followed or not, has never meant anything more than a piece of paper,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) both signed the pledge when they ran in the 2016 GOP primary but did not end up supporting Trump in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n        The Hill Elections 2024 coverage<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seven years later, Trump\u2019s grip on the Republican primary base is as tight as ever.<\/p>\n<p>Poll after poll shows Trump dominating the Republican primary field at the state and national level. The latest Real Clear Politics average shows Trump leading the candidates with 54.5 percent support, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis distantly trails in second place with 14.8 percent support. The rest of the field is polling at single digits or below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott have signed the pledge. Former Vice President Mike Pence has said he will also sign it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThese are individuals who still believe that the strength comes from the party, organization comes from the party, victory comes from the party,\u201d said Jennifer Horn, former chairwoman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and co-founder of the anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project. Horn specifically referred to Haley, Scott and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has suggested he will eventually sign it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/T7zM9N_S2SDKHQ2PypEf8AQ?subscribe=1\">Sign up for the latest from The Hill here<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, Republican strategists are quick to point out that there is a disconnect between Trump\u2019s hardcore base and the Republican Party establishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt speaks to the complicated relationship between Trump voters and the Republican Party,\u201d Seitchik said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>That dynamic has forced the party establishment to rely heavily on Trump when it comes to turnout and fundraising. A number of Republican strategists\u00a0voiced concerns to The Hill\u00a0amid Trump\u2019s legal issues that the party could see a turnout disaster if the former president is somehow removed at the top of the ticket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe RNC needs Trump a lot more than Trump needs the RNC,\u201d Horn said. \u201cWhether they want him to be the head of the party or not, the party is following him, not the RNC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they lose Trump, then they lose the support of the Trump voters and their base for their Senate candidates, their House candidates, their state candidates,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Horn said that if Trump decides to debate without signing the pledge, the other candidates should be given the same treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they\u2019re going to let Trump on the stage and not insist that he take the pledge and sign the paper, then no one else on that stage should have to do it either,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an interview Sunday on ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019s \u201cThis Week,\u201d Christie said he believes the RNC would keep Trump off the debate stage if he did not sign the pledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that they are serious about wanting this pledge signed and I do think they would keep Donald Trump off the stage if he chose not to sign the pledge,\u201d Christie said.<\/p>\n<p>But like Trump, Christie has also been an outspoken critic of the loyalty pledge, calling it \u201ca bad idea.\u201d Christie said Sunday that he has not yet signed the pledge because he has not yet been presented with it. The former governor suggested it was due to the RNC going through the process of verifying donors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans say they do not see a scenario in which Trump\u2019s hand is somehow forced to sign the document.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he decides he wants to do [the debate], it\u2019s hard to see how he wouldn\u2019t be allowed to, pledge or no,\u201d said Doug Heye, a Republican strategist and former RNC communications director.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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