Conservative Donor’s Group Presses Ballot Access for a Third-Party Candidate

New York Times ^ | MAGGIE HABERMAN

[ErikJohnsky]

A conservative donor who has been scouring Republican ranks for a third-party candidate is pressing ahead with a group to get on the ballot in dozens of states. The candidate will come once the group sees that the ballot access is possible.

The donor, John Kingston, a bundler and ally of Mitt Romney, said he will bankroll a ballot-access project to create a path for someone to run as another option. The effort is being called Better for America.

The idea is “to do a proof of concept for everybody,” Mr. Kingston said. “It exists, there is a pathway, there is a road that you can be going down.”

The Massachusetts man was heavily involved in efforts led by the Weekly Standard editor William Kristol to find a challenger to both Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump for a third-party line.

[ErikJohnsky]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH

[lodi90]

Nothing funny about this. Time to take down Mia Love and the rest of Mitten’s sick Hillary enabling cult. What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.

[Cyberman]

This is just sad. The deadlines are either past or so close in the future that there's no way in Hades to collect enough signatures in time starting from zero.

If your delicate sensibilities won't allow you to vote for Trump, just go ahead and vote Libertarian, and don't let the door hit you on the butt on your way out.

[Paine in the Neck]

The donor, John Kingston, a bundler and ally of Mitt Romney, said he will bankroll a ballot-access project to create a path for someone to run as another option.

Do something constructive; make it Bernie.

[Lurkinanloomin]

The effort is being called Better for The Cheap Labor Express
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Is what they really mean

[FlingWingFlyer]

Hanging on to the status quo, Washington good old boys club by their fingernails. Sorry guys. Americans are fed up with thieving politicians like the Clintoons.

[RoseofTexas]

This is the biggest betrayal ever in the history of an election. Millions upon millions of people voted for trump to be the candidate..and these bastards think it was all a joke well the joke is on them. I will never as God as my witness will never ever vote for another Republican candidate ever. I want them defeated I want them all removed from office. I don’t care if the Democrats rule both houses..either way our country is so SCREWED!!! There’s just so much evil to overcome!Their loyalty is squared mainly on gaining more power solely to enrich themselves and their bank accounts then their locality to the base. If Trump wins in November the evil republicans will block everything that Trump will try to pass. So it doesn’t really matter anymore....in Hillary’s words “ what difference does it make?”

[ManHunter]

Yet another second-order benefit of the Trump campaign: It’s brought the faux “conservatives” out into the open (as if we didn’t already know who they were). As most of us have known for some time, conservatism has nothing whatsoever to do with party affiliation.

[Sir Napsalot]

Dead Ender. Romney is deader than dead.

[RoseofTexas]

Oops, meant......Loyalty to the base

[Dr. Sivana]

A conservative donor who has been scouring Republican ranks for a third-party candidate is pressing ahead with a group to get on the ballot in dozens of states.

If they were truly "conservative", they'd get behind the Constitution Party, which is already on the ballot in numerous states and has something resembling a structure.

This is the Establishment Party, the political heirs of John B. Anderson, and not even as relevant.

[RideForever]

Overlords posting a help wanted ad for a new cadre of minions to rule over. Must believe in a global government with leadership already determined. And you’re not it.