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Exclusive: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party
Reuters ^ | Feb 10 | Reuters

Posted on 02/10/2021 7:06:48 PM PST by RandFan

(Reuters) - Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions told Reuters.

The early stage discussions include former elected Republicans, former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Trump, ex-Republican ambassadors and Republican strategists, the people involved say.

More than 120 of them held a Zoom call last Friday to discuss the breakaway group, which would run on a platform of “principled conservatism,” including adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law - ideas those involved say have been trashed by Trump.

The plan would be to run candidates in some races but also to endorse center-right candidates in others, be they Republicans, independents or Democrats, the people say.

Evan McMullin, who was chief policy director for the House Republican Conference and ran as an independent in the 2016 presidential election, told Reuters that he co-hosted the Zoom call with former officials concerned about Trump’s grip on Republicans and the nativist turn the party has taken.

Three other people confirmed to Reuters the call and the discussions for a potential splinter party, but asked not to be identified.

Among the call participants were John Mitnick, general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security under Trump; former Republican congressman Charlie Dent; Elizabeth Neumann, deputy chief of staff in the Homeland Security Department under Trump; and Miles Taylor, another former Trump homeland security official.

Asked about the discussions for a third party, Jason Miller, a Trump spokesman, said: “These losers left the Republican Party when they voted for Joe Biden.”

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: charliedent; cia; elizabethneumann; evanmcmullin; gop; johnmitnick; mcmullin; milestaylor; mittromney; moles; mormonmafia
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1 posted on 02/10/2021 7:06:48 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

“Evan McMullin”

I vaguely remember that flaming rectal opening.


2 posted on 02/10/2021 7:08:20 PM PST by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: RandFan

The Micro Party


3 posted on 02/10/2021 7:09:15 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: RandFan

Good. Saves the Deplorables alot of trouble. Let them leave.


4 posted on 02/10/2021 7:09:18 PM PST by madison10
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To: RandFan
They can hold their first convention in a phone booth.
Or a clown car.
5 posted on 02/10/2021 7:09:46 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: dynachrome

Grifters and fags outing themselves here.


6 posted on 02/10/2021 7:10:28 PM PST by lodi90
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To: RandFan

Oh whatever will we do without them. They will go the way of The Lincoln Project.


7 posted on 02/10/2021 7:10:37 PM PST by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: RandFan

YES...PLEASE DO!!!


8 posted on 02/10/2021 7:10:54 PM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: RandFan

“which would run on a platform of “principled conservatism,” including adherence to the Constitution and the rule of law - ideas those involved say have been trashed by Trump.”

LOLOLOL


9 posted on 02/10/2021 7:11:02 PM PST by Salamander (There's Nothing For It But To Sit And Wait For The Hard Men To Get Me Out....)
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To: RandFan

Yay!


10 posted on 02/10/2021 7:11:27 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Ashlii Babbitt, Kevin Clinesmith, Seth Rich, Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Strzok, Ruby Freeman, Jim Comey)
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To: RandFan

Go ahead clowns. Take Pierre Delecto, Ted Backstabber CRuz, Pukekoweski and the rest of the RINOS including the traitor 10 like Adam “Soros muppet” Kinzinger.


11 posted on 02/10/2021 7:12:16 PM PST by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: RandFan

War whores. Worse than some Democrats.


12 posted on 02/10/2021 7:12:57 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: RandFan
face with tears of joy face with tears of joy face with tears of joy face with tears of joy

They have NO idea...

13 posted on 02/10/2021 7:13:22 PM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: RandFan

I’m thinking this is good?


14 posted on 02/10/2021 7:13:48 PM PST by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: RandFan

The Rino Party.


15 posted on 02/10/2021 7:14:24 PM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: RandFan

Do it.

Run Jeb Jeb again.


16 posted on 02/10/2021 7:14:39 PM PST by Skywise
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Maybe they can call it the Rino Uni-Party. Gee, that is what the Republican Party was before Trump came along.


17 posted on 02/10/2021 7:14:43 PM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: Salamander

The Miles Taylor they cite was the horse’s ass who wrote a book “Anonymous” about how bad Trump was and claimed to be a very high level official. He was some low level bozo in DHS, unaccomplished like the rest of those listed. I’m glad the Bush bunch is going; they are not welcome back.


18 posted on 02/10/2021 7:15:04 PM PST by laconic
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To: RandFan

Good. Get them all out in the open.

Then fire for effect.

L


19 posted on 02/10/2021 7:15:08 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: RandFan

It would be a good thing for these American traitors to form their own party, which would hopefully leave the balance of the Republican party MAGA. But then again this is wishful thinking.


20 posted on 02/10/2021 7:15:34 PM PST by redfreedom (You can vote your way into socialism, but you may have to shoot your way out.)
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