Win Or Lose, A Third Party Run Would Be Mitt Romney’s Greatest Legacy [NeverTrump]

Mitt Romney may be the #NeverTrump movement’s last chance for a third party bid.

Anti-Trump conservatives have so far been unsuccessful in recruiting a candidate to mount a third party run against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Gen. James Mattis said no thanks. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said he is too busy raising his children to run for president. Former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn said he is not interested.

From the article:

"It’s strange to think that Romney as the last best hope for conservatism. Many conservatives weren’t exactly thrilled with him as the 2012 Republican nominee because of the health care plan he instituted in Massachusetts. But in the age of a Trumpian Republican Party, Romney looks a lot like Attila the Hun. He may not be “severely” conservative, but unlike Donald Trump, he is at least something of a conservative — one that understands the importance of America’s role in the world, the need to fix our entitlement programs, the constraints of our constitutional system and how to create an environment where our economy can soar."

So Jamie Weinstein thinks that Romney is "somewhat of a conservative" and that Trump is not one at all. Not at all, really? Let's see, Trump is for a strong military, for securing our borders, for better trade deals, for a temporary halt on Muslim immigration... he is pro-Second Amendment. Just like Romney, his position on abortion evolved over time to pro-life. He has promised to dismantle and replace Obamacare. Sounds more than "somewhat" conservative to me.... So does Weinstein just not believe him? Yet he believes Romney who ran to the left of Ted Kennedy for the Senate in 1996? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

Between Hillary and Mitt - is there a difference?

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Yes, Hillary is more conservative than Mitt.

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