Posted on 05/14/2016 7:23:46 PM PDT by rktman
A band of exasperated Republicans — including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a handful of veteran consultants and members of the conservative intelligentsia — is actively plotting to draft an independent presidential candidate who could keep Donald Trump from the White House.
These GOP figures are commissioning private polling, lining up major funding sources and courting potential contenders, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republicans involved in the discussions. The effort has been sporadic all spring but has intensified significantly in the 10 days since Trump effectively locked up the Republican nomination.
Those involved concede that an independent campaign at this late stage is probably futile, and they think they have only a couple of weeks to launch a credible bid. But these Republicans — including commentators William Kristol and Erick Erickson and strategists Mike Murphy, Stuart Stevens and Rick Wilson — are so repulsed by the prospect of Trump as commander in chief that they are desperate to take action.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Contrived article and premise
Its going to go nowhere.
Building a party infrastructure, finding a suitable candidate and raising lots of money in the short time available is simply not realistic.
#NeverTrumpers want to do something that has no chance of success.
William Kristol and Erick Erickson and strategists Mike Murphy, Stuart Stevens and Rick Wilson — are so repulsed by the prospect of Trump as commander in chief that they are desperate to take action.
Group suicide would be nice. Please consider that.
Respect the enemy.
who could keep Donald Trump from the White House.
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This is their only goal.
They do not expect or even want to win.
They just want to make sure Trump does not.
The Cheap Labor Express MUST prevent the citizens from electing a President who enforces the laws and borders to survive.
They will do whatever it takes.
I suspect that they will wind up endorsing the Libertarian candidate. I really do not see them returning to the GOP this year.
Its cheaper, too.
Funny how they could live with Obama but they’re repulsed by Trump.
And let’s not forget Mike Murphy who spent $120 million trying to get Jeb nominated but failed.
Guys like this sure know how to win an election!
From the Washington Post......
Oh yeah...That’s an extremely trustworthy news source...ROFL
Independent candidate derails America, not Trump.
The accursed GOP will never be forgiven for that sh!t either.
We need to use Levin’s tactics that he used against true Conservatives like Schlafly ...it’s blacklist time ... these traitors need to be run out of the Repub party and into the arms of their true masters - the DIMs
If Hillary gets elected, their goal is accomplished.
All they have to do is play a spoiler role - and having the party taken away from is a red line.
Like you said, whatever it takes and I would put nothing past them.
Stop right there — two of the biggest losers in the business.
They both lost sight of reality months ago, saying over and over again that Trump had no chance.
A bunch of old biddy democrat infiltrator fag-hags desperate to cling to power.
I wish we would stop hearing about GOP conservatives when the press means the Republican Establishment.
I, foolishly, supported Mia Love. Turned out to be just another GOPe stooge. Yes, I’m pissed.
Take these tools down.
Vote Trump
Fornicate ‘em
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