Bill Weld 2020 presidential campaign

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Weld 2020 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc.
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Campaign 2020 United States presidential election (Republican Party primaries)
Candidate Bill Weld
Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997)
Affiliation Republican Party
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts
Key people Jennifer Horn (former campaign manager)[1]
Stuart Stevens (strategist)[2]
Receipts US$871,852.09[3]
Slogan America Deserves Better
Website
www.weld2020.org

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On February 15, 2019, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider running for the Republican nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.[4][5] On April 15, 2019 Weld officially announced he would be running for president, challenging incumbent Donald Trump.[6] Weld previously was the 2016 Vice Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party on the Gary Johnson ticket.[7]

2019 campaign developments

February 2019 launch

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Weld announcing his formation of an exploratory committee

On February 15, 2019, Weld officially announced the formation of an exploratory committee in preparing to run for the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries.[8] Soon after, Weld began making appearances in media, appearing on CNN on Presidents Day 2019, stating he believed Trump has "showed contempt for the American people".[9] He appeared on both Bloomberg News[10] and MSNBC's Morning Joe the next day. On Morning Joe, he criticized Donald Trump as president, with a focus especially on what he labeled bad foreign policy in regards largely to North Korea and Russia.[11]

Formal announcement

On April 15, 2019, Weld officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination during an appearance on The Lead with Jake Tapper.[12] Weld's campaign is being managed by Jennifer Horn, the former chair of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee and also includes Stuart Stevens, a top strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign.[2]

Political positions

Abortion

Weld has been strongly pro-choice for the entirety of his career.[13][not in citation given]

LGBT rights

Weld has been a consistent supporter of LGBT rights, and the right to same-sex marriage.[14]

Economy

Weld has described himself as fiscally conservative, with goals of slashing spending and balancing the budget. For this reason, he has been described as a "classic conservative". He has proposed to drastically reduce military spending, withdraw American forces from foreign engagements, and refocus American politics on domestic issues primarily.[15]

Education

Weld has been a supporter of charter schools, having established the first twenty-five Massachusetts charter schools as governor.[16]

Impeachment

On October 26, 2019, it was reported that while speaking at Tufts University, Weld suggested that Trump might not even appear on the 2020 ballot. Weld noted that choosing a secret vote about impeachment is an option available to the Senate, and that former Senator Jeff Flake suggested that a secret vote in the process could shield senators effectively from adverse political reactions by the "Trump base", thereby freeing them to vote for conviction. Weld estimated that under those circumstances, 30 to 35 votes to convict would be attained easily and that only 20 are needed.[17]

Endorsements

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Main article: Endorsements in the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries § Bill Weld

References

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