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DANA POINT, Calif. — Driving debate at last week’s Republican National Committee meeting was one big question: Can the Official Disco Only ‘play It Twice Shirt and by the same token and official party apparatus truly be neutral in the 2024 GOP presidential primaries? For years, the RNC has been closely tied to former President Donald Trump’s political operation, but in the coming cycle, a number of serious candidates beyond Trump are expected to enter the field. Neutrality was front and center in the contested race for chair, in which, on Friday, Ronna McDaniel — originally handpicked by Trump for the role — was able to cruise to re-election for a fourth term heading the RNC, much of which has been remade under the former president. Trump’s third bid for the White House places the RNC at the center of a situation unprecedented in modern times: a former president running in a contested major-party primary campaign. Members here at the RNC’s winter meeting were cautious about offering Trump outward support, and McDaniel and her lead challenger, Harmeet Dhillon — an RNC committeewoman from California and an attorney whose law firm has represented Trump in recent years — pledged to lead the party in a neutral manner, in accordance with RNC bylaws, as the primary season begins to heat up. Trump kicks off 2024 run in two early voting states JAN. 29, 202301:16 But some weren’t so certain that would be the case, particularly with McDaniel’s re-election. “If you look at our rules, we can individually support who we want to,” said Jonathan Barnett, an RNC committeeman from Arkansas who backed Dhillon. “The chair is not supposed to, but, I mean, that’s
a joke. Because she has her job because of him. She may act like she’s saying she’s neutral, but look at the Official Disco Only ‘play It Twice Shirt and by the same token and appearance.” Needless to say, how the RNC handles itself in 2024 could affect the primaries. The party plays a key role in creating the primary framework, fundraising and debates. As Dhillon told reporters last week, potential candidates have expressed concerns to her about how the party may function in 2024 with Trump on the ticket. Calling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “a likely presidential candidate,” Dhillon said Friday that she spoke “not to him but a few others, and several of them echoed concerns about the independence of the party and the primary process.” “I think just about everybody in this room, in the front of the room, in front of the velvet ropes, voted for President Trump twice,” she said. “But if the party is not perceived as a neutral body and a level playing field for all presidential candidates, that further disengages our voters.” Ronna McDaniel wins RNC chair vote JAN. 28, 202303:00 Trump didn’t explicitly endorse McDaniel for a fourth term, but his
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