Posted on 03/15/2016 2:28:20 PM PDT by 20yearsofinternet
Three influential leaders in the conservative movement have summoned other top conservatives for a closed-door meeting this Thursday in Washington D.C. to talk about how to stop Donald Trump and, should he become the Republican nominee, how to run a third-party true conservative challenger in the fall.
The organizers of the meeting include Bill Wichterman, who was President George W. Bushs liaison to the conservative movement, Bob Fischer, a South Dakota businessman and longtime conservative convener, and Erick Erickson, the outspoken Trump opponent and conservative activist who founded RedState.com.
"Please join other conservative leaders to strategize how to defeat Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, the three wrote in an invitation obtained by POLITICO that recently went out to conservative leaders, "and if he is the Republican nominee for president, to offer a true conservative candidate in the general election."
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Too little, too late. :-(
We have a true conservative in the election. if Cruz loses, he loses. He didn’t close the deal. So suck it up if he loses it’s not like he got railroaded this time. sheesh
If Trump loses im sure as hell not one of these aholes that will vote for Hillary. But if they steal it from trump at a shady convention..thats a diff story
TARP
Medicare Part D
Large Budgets
National Debt
Illegal Immigration
Trade
Auto bailouts
No Child Left Behind
Middle East Money Trap
Patriot Act
Department of Homeland Security
etc...
...this is only going to get MORE Trump voters....DC is so hated
I can picture it being this:
“Good Caiaphas, the council waits for you
The Pharisees and priests are here for you
Ah gentlemen, you know why we are here
We’ve not much time, and quite a problem here
Listen to that howling mob of blockheads in the street
A trick or two with lepers, and the whole town’s on its feet
He is dangerous
He is dangerous
That man is in town right now to whip up some support
A rabble rousing mission that I think we must abort
He is dangerous
He is dangerous
Look Caiaphas, they’re right outside our yard
Quick Caiaphas, go call the Roman guard
No, wait
We need a more permanent solution to our problem...”
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It would be fun to see a list of names
“This is the best primary ever.”
Yes it is.
Doubt it will happen. If it does maybe Trump and Hillary split the non-conservative vote.
Wait, you weren’t invited to this? How rude!
Bill Clinton won because of a independent candidate. Will Hillary win the White House the same way?
Who could they possibly run?
And they better start quick.
BREAKING! @realDonaldTrump on Hannity radio -
Trump: If GOP wants to run a 3rd party, I have a COUNTER move that will BLOW THEM AWAY! YES!— Kambree Kawahine Koa (@KamVTV) March 15, 2016
Vicente Fox is an undocumented member of this group.
I won’t even call myself a conservative anymore. The word “conservative” has become so bastardized that it is without meaning. What’s the difference between conservative big government or liberal big government other than the shares of ill-gotten gains by either side winning?
Well that would guarantee Democrat control of POTUS, SCOTUS, and Congress for decades.
So we can forget about talking politics on FR and just discuss guns, prepping, and religion.
Oh, yeah. I haven't had this much fun in a very long time.
I'm still holding out hope for my man Yeb! - all it would take is kidnapping the entire convention center full of delegates and threatening to make them listen to Yeb! speeches to make them come around...
That was then. This is now.
The game has changed, hence, the exploding heads.
There’s one problem with this plan. Hillary’s got that little FBI problem hanging around her neck. cough...cough. Even if she get’s off it will make a great campaign ad.
Romney. He's the best "conservative" they have.
Trump was on Hannity saying any third party run is disastrous for the country because Hillary will win and that he has a political maneuver that will stop them and stun everyone because no one will see it coming...
all I have to say is that anyone contemplating running 3rd party that held a position in the republican is dead politically.
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