Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld William (Bill) WeldRalph Gants, chief justice of Massachusetts supreme court, dies at 65 The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden visits Kenosha | Trump's double-voting suggestion draws fire | Facebook clamps down on election ads Biden picks up endorsements from nearly 100 Republicans MORE (R) said Tuesday that his path to supplant President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE as the Republican nominee in 2020 goes through a primary victory in New Hampshire.

Weld told CNN's "New Day" that were he to find victory in the early primary state, "all bets are off" for the remainder of the GOP primary.

Weld is the only prominent Republican to announce a bid against Trump in the primary so far.

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"My aim is to win the New Hampshire primary and if that happens, I think all bets are off. That's never happened," Weld said Tuesday.

"I think this is doable, based on what I hear on the ground in New Hampshire," he added to CNN. "I've been talking to many more voters than Mr. Trump is up there."

"My aim is to win the New Hampshire primary and if that happens, I think all bets are off," GOP presidential candidate Bill Weld. "The five presidents running for reelection who had a primary challenge all lost or dropped out... History is not on Mr. Trump's side." pic.twitter.com/QvsIryE6qx — New Day (@NewDay) August 20, 2019

Weld announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination earlier this year after he was former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson Gary Earl JohnsonRepublicans not immune to the malady that hobbled Democrats What the numbers say about Trump's chances at reelection Presidential race tightens in Minnesota as Trump plows resources into state MORE's vice presidential nominee on the 2016 Libertarian Party presidential ticket.

A poll released last month by CNN and the University of New Hampshire found Weld polling at 7 percent in the state GOP primary, while Trump held the support of 86 percent of GOP primary voters.