Isolated in GOP, Congressman Justin Amash considers third-party presidential run

MLIVE ^ | April 1, 2019 | Malachi Barrett

[GuavaCheesePuff]

Justin Amash is reconsidering his place in a party he is at odds with, isolated from Republicans that have largely bent to the will of the president.

The Michigan Republican is gaining a national following as a Congressman who isn’t afraid to buck the Republican line, often going to toe to toe with the party’s biggest star, President Donald Trump. Amash is a frequent critic of the president, often slamming Trump on Twitter, accusing him of violating the constitution and attacking Trump’s character.

[Manuel OKelley]

Then you should get out more. Some of us are big fans of fences and walls ...kinda goes long with private property

[BillyBoy]

Good news, Congressman! HAMAS is looking for a party nominee in the next election.

[Vendome]

Man, it must be difficult going through life as a cuck...

[ontap]

Who does he think he is....Jeff Flake!!!!

[marajade]

Then why did he run for office as a Republican in the first place?

[cgbg]

ANY third party run is going to syphon off more Dem votes than from Trump.

Great post--and it will be way over the heads of the MSM (and hopefully Dem strategists as well).

Trump is not your grandfather's Republican--the old rules do not apply to him.

We should be happy if twelve third party candidates are on the ballot.

[9YearLurker]

In there to try to draw just enough votes from Trump in MI?

[PGalt]

Telling. Thanks for posting.

[AuH2ORepublican]

The Palestinian Paulistinian strikes again. While we share some libertarian positions with the Paultards, they are members of a cult and thus must be purged from the GOP.

[Leep]

Someone has to stand up to Trump...ah ha ha ha.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Amash is at odds with The Republican party because he’s not a republican he’s a libertarian. He runs as a republican because he can’t win as a libertarian.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Dying on the wrong hill is what libertarians do best.

[Magnatron]

Despite describing himself as “the only libertarian in Congress"...

Pardon me???

[Magnatron]

Dissatisfaction with Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton drove historic support for third-party candidates in the last presidential election. Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson had the best third-party performance in a presidential election since 1996.

Yeah, that 3.28% really tore up the field...

[Impy]

Doucebag thinking of volunteering for the Sanders campaign eh? I’d call him a traitor but he was never a loyal member of the party in the first place.

Where’s that one guy who always defended this twerp?

[fieldmarshaldj]

The only reason he’d run is to try to elect the Stalinist rodent by putting Michigan in the Demon camp.