ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld says he’s leaning toward challenging President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primary, and expects to make a decision in April. Weld gave the clearest sense of his intentions yet, and laid out a path to the GOP nomination during an appearance on the New Hampshire radio talk show Pints & Politics on Monday afternoon…The former two-term governor said he’ll focus on the early-voting state of New Hampshire, which shares a media market with Boston and is located a short drive away from where Weld lives in Canton, Mass. If he runs, Weld said he expects to be competitive across New England and in the mid-Atlantic states. He also expects his challenge could gain traction in California, which votes the first week in March. Weld, who indicated he would make a play for independent voters, millennials and suburban women, floated the idea of secure mobile voting Monday, which would be done from a smartphone, to expand the electorate and draw in younger voters. As scores of high-profile Democratic candidates tour New Hampshire, Weld acknowledged that persuading independent voters to vote on the Republican ballot next year could be a challenge.”
–Stephanie Murray, “Weld sets April deadline for Trump primary challenge,” Politico, March 25, 2019 6:25 pm