The curious candidacy of William Weld

The Spectator ^ | 4/16/19 | Daniel McCarthy

[OddLane]

Good news for Team NeverTrump: they have their man — a declared 2020 primary challenger to Donald Trump, and it’s exactly the man they wanted, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, a man who has graced a presidential ticket before, Mitt… Sorry, Willard… No, wait… Will…

William. As in William Weld. The other former Republican governor of Massachusetts who once had a spot on a national ticket, as the Libertarian party’s 2016 nominee for vice president. Romney has carpet-bagged his way to the US Senate, after all, a perch from which he can write Washington Post op-eds to show how woke he’s become. Romney was the racist, sexist Republican nominee known for ‘self-deportation’ and ‘binders full of women’ in 2012, but in January of this year, on the eve of his Senate swearing-in, he revealed that from now on he ‘will speak out against significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions.’

One might wonder why, if Romney thinks his party’s leader is guilty of all that — and if he thinks, as he must, that the rest of the party is craven for failing to denounce him — he bothers to keep the ‘R’ next to his name...

[EC Washington]

A case of Johnny Walker and refills when needed.

[colorado tanker]

Trump should be very afraid.

The Million Milktoast Moderates March will be right behind Weld! Well, maybe, sort of, if the media approve, and it doesn't offend anyone . . .

[Lurkinanloomin]

Weld is a Bush League Republican like the others you named.
They still run the GOP.

[Lurkinanloomin]

He’s open borders.
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That is the uniting principle (if you can call it that) of Bush League Republicans.

[Bob Ireland]

Weld is becoming the current Ralph Nader - run for Prez every four years... stand for whatever seems useful.

This article seems to be about Mitt Romney {pet transport specialist} as much as Wm Weld {sanity transit specialist}.

[OddLane]

Ralph Nader actually has principles though, unlike the Boston cream puff.

[Verginius Rufus]

Only one losing VP candidate has ever come back to win the Presidency--FDR (who ran for VP in 1920).

If Weld gets one delegate from Massachusetts does that entitle him to have his name put forward at the convention, or is there a minimum number of delegates needed?

[1Old Pro]

I thought h was a drunkard?

[Joe Boucher]

” campaign contributions”?
To this clown?
Ya want to throw away your money, buy a boat, or a plane.

[Bob Ireland]

***Ralph Nader actually has principles though, unlike the Boston cream puff***

William who? 🤔 {...run for Prez every four years... stand for whatever seems useful}