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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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To: RandFan

Call it the Democrat party, or more to the point, the Communist party.


81 posted on 02/10/2021 8:19:24 PM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. I will n9ever be a peaceful slave in a new Socialist America.)
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To: RandFan

There already is one, it’s the Republican party.


82 posted on 02/10/2021 8:26:20 PM PST by mykroar (God speed, President Trump)
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To: RandFan

Excellent!!! This is to be encouraged. Hey guys, try to convince as many RINOs as you can to join you.


83 posted on 02/10/2021 8:26:56 PM PST by FLT-bird
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To: dynachrome

Anyone have their kitty filters operating?


84 posted on 02/10/2021 8:31:12 PM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: RandFan

I would love if they did this, they’d pull the 5% of well-poisoners out of the GOP and identify them all clearly to boot. It would herald a recruitment boom to be finally rid of them!


85 posted on 02/10/2021 8:37:36 PM PST by thoughtomator
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To: unclebankster

That’s a longer and more detailed than the very short comment I have for them.

:)


86 posted on 02/10/2021 8:43:31 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

Ah, the birth of the Loser Party.


87 posted on 02/10/2021 8:44:37 PM PST by MAGA2017
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To: butlerweave

Ummm, bye bitches!


88 posted on 02/10/2021 8:44:59 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: RandFan

Dozens, you say. Enough to fill the auditorium in a rural Kansas high school.


89 posted on 02/10/2021 8:46:26 PM PST by lurk ( )
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To: RandFan

They are living in bizarro world. They are still trying to align on a stage with 16 candidates next to Bush and fight off Trump - and they still aren’t getting THEY ARE THE ENEMY.


90 posted on 02/10/2021 8:48:45 PM PST by I still care (The left's goal never was tolerance. It always was fascism.)
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To: RandFan

..... I Wonder how many mighty “Third Party” Republican Splinter Groups are going to swoop in to save the day next election .....


91 posted on 02/10/2021 8:58:50 PM PST by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: RandFan

You want a war?


92 posted on 02/10/2021 9:02:17 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

War? What war? Let them go.


93 posted on 02/10/2021 9:03:46 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RandFan

they are trying to stop the formation of the Patriot Party by getting out in front of it

obviously

shouldn’t stop the formation of the Patriot Party.

80m+ would voters are looking for an American First party.


94 posted on 02/10/2021 9:05:44 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style )
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To: dynachrome

McMullin Is CIA. Rat par excellence.


95 posted on 02/10/2021 9:07:33 PM PST by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: RandFan
More than 120 of them held a Zoom call last Friday to discuss the breakaway group
So sorry I missed it.

Would have had a couple questions for the fools, starting with

"What part of President KommieHarris do you not understand?"
96 posted on 02/10/2021 9:08:02 PM PST by nicollo (I said no!)
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To: central_va

The Republican party is already the big loser in this war against Trump and now they want to double down? I for one can’t wait to join Trump’s party.


97 posted on 02/10/2021 9:10:13 PM PST by McGruff
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To: RandFan

I know, they can have a cruise! And fundraise. And go, “Harumph!’ and, “Unseemly!”


98 posted on 02/10/2021 9:15:11 PM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: RandFan

Rooters is eating mushrooms again.


99 posted on 02/10/2021 9:20:11 PM PST by Fido969 (,i.)
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To: RandFan

>>former officials in the Republican administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush

The Reagan administrtation had influence from the Rockefeller-Bush wing of the party. So in reality “Bush - Bush”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv6w_ys5sJo


100 posted on 02/10/2021 9:22:19 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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