Several senior Republican officials are concerned that Donald Trump’s expected takeover of the RNC will ultimately pave the way for the committee to once again cover his legal bills.
Those fears come in the aftermath of Trump endorsing a trio of officials, including his daughter-in-law, to take on top roles at the RNC. While those endorsements have been well-received by many committee members — who note that it is customary for a presidential candidate to put his imprint on the party’s main campaign apparatus — others fear a potential misallocation of party resources.
Henry Barbour, a Mississippi committeeman, said he believed “most RNC members will go along” with Trump’s vision for the committee, “unless there is a play to use RNC funds for President Trump’s legal bills.”
I am aware that this article talks about the money, but once Trump controls the RNC, what’s stopping them from just shutting down the primary schedule and declaring Trump the GOP candidate?
I said this in another comment, but caucuses and primaries are not dictated by the Constitution. They are run by the individual parties in each state and are based on a combination of state law, traditions, and handshake agreements, which Trump has a history of simply ignoring and/or steamrollering.
So when Trump controls the RNC, what mechanism exists to stop him from simply shutting down the GOP primaries altogether and naming himself the candidate?
I don’t think there is one, and for anyone who believes this can’t be done, I would refer you back to 2020 which was the most recent time the RNC shut down the primary season and called it for Trump:
Nothing is.
The same goes for the DNC.
They are private corporations not behelden to the American Public.
https://www.observer.com/2017/05/dnc-lawsuit-presidential-primaries-bernie-sanders-supporters/amp/
The cynical view would be that a big part of US democracy is the media spectacle and election extravaganza to make people think they have a meaningful impact.