Kill Trump's third-party threat: Republican Party chief wants all GOP candidates to pledge

Daily Mail UK ^ | July 27, 2015 | By David Martosko,

[COUNTrecount]

Kill Trump's third-party threat: Republican Party chief wants all GOP candidates to pledge not to run as independents – but only one might

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus says every GOP White House hopeful 'should pledge not to run as a third-party candidate' He was responding to threats from front-runner Donald Trump to undercut the party if Priebus and others don't show him more respect 'I think everyone understands that if Hillary Clinton's going to get beat, she's going to get beat by a Republican,' Priebus said Trump walked back the notion of a break with the party after some conciliatory gestures from the RNC The chairman of the Republican National Committee said Monday that every GOP candidate for president 'should pledge not to run as a third-party candidate,' a not-so-subtle reference to Donald Trump's threat ot breaking off and doing things his own way – as an independent.

Trump, the undisputed front-runner, said last week that he wouldn't rule out running as a third-party candidate and freezing the GOP out of his meteoric rise if the party didn't start treating him better.

'Certainly, I think our candidates should pledge not to run as a third-party candidate,' RNC bigwig Reince Priebus said Monday on NBC's 'TODAY' show. But he quickly added that 'I don't see that happening' and 'I don’t fear that.'

'I think everyone understands that if Hillary Clinton’s going to get beat, she's going to get beat by a Republican,' Priebus said. 'And most people that run for president run to win, and if our candidates want to win, then they'll have to run as a Republican.'

[BobL]

Sounds like a reasonable pledge, providing, of course, that Trump is the nominee.

[SaraJohnson]

They want to abuse conservatives like they do every election, without the threat of them running third party. Cute.

[hal ogen]

On the presidential vote I will never vote RINO again. These RINO liars do not deserve 1 vote given their duplicity.

[SaraJohnson]

Which party created and pushed the Patriot Act’s KGB operation in the US in the name of Muslim Terrorists after 911?

Who knew it would really be aimed at spying on all Americans and classify politically incorrect Americans as “terrorists” while playing down Muslim terrorism? It pretty much ended the constitution “to be safe” and militarized our local police officers. Who advocates amnesty and open borders?

Thanks, Rinos.

Which left the border wide open so Isis terrorists could cross with any weapons of their choice? Who advocates amnesty for illegals and open borders. Who put illegals on welfare and all other benefits they want? Who ignored immigration laws, released violent foreign criminals, organized the flooding of our border by a never ending stream of illegals, including unaccompanied minors?

Thanks DNC.

[nascarnation]

Made no difference, ole BJ won 370 evs.
Just like Hillary would in any 3 way matchup.

Dems are a lock in Cal, Ill, and NY and that’s 104 without spending a nickle on campaigning.

[I am Richard Brandon]

Sounds to me as though the Dems thought this through several years back. Maybe Kimberley could clue us in as to how they operate on the left coast and then the GOP (otherwise known as the idiot party) could reverse the process.