The 2024 Republican Nominee Depends on Trump's Success in 2020 Firehouse Partner Matt Terrill Tells Bloomberg

The 2024 Republican Nominee Depends on Trump’s Success in 2020 Firehouse Partner Matt Terrill Tells Bloomberg

August 31, 2020

Trump’s Convention Gave a Peek at 2024 Republican

Ryan Beckwith Steven T. Dennis

Aug 29 2020, 3:30

(Bloomberg) — The Republican National Convention this week was the first big tryout for some potential 2024 contenders, even as it sidelined others. President Donald Trump made his case for a second term as other

Republicans began to subtly — and not so subtly — lay the groundwork for their own bids four years from now.

The Republican field runs along a spectrum from those who fully embrace Trump’s pugilism and populism to those who would temper it with traditional conservatism or wrap it in a more optimistic sales pitch.

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Matt Terrill, who was a campaign strategist for Marco Rubio, said that the contenders who will be most affected by November are those most loyal to Trump. “If Trump wins, you might be looking at a Pompeo or Pence as a leading contender,” he said. “If he loses, that’s really going to hurt their chances.”

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