Posted on 03/17/2016 9:08:38 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
A group of conservative activists huddled behind closed doors Thursday at a Washington hotel to plot strategy to stop Republican front-runner Donald Trump , including calling for a unity ticket to oppose him and a floor fight at the GOP convention to deny him the nomination.
The meeting was led by conservative talk radio host Erick Erickson, a longtime outspoken critic of Mr. Trump .
“We believe that the issue of Donald Trump is greater than an issue of party. It is an issue of morals and character that all Americans, not just those of us in the conservative movement, must confront,” the group said in a statement posted on Mr. Erickson’s website.
The only member of the group identified was Mr. Erickson. The other attendees were described as “grass-roots conservative activists from across the country.”
The meeting underscored the increasing dismay within the Republican establishment as Mr. Trump moves closer to capturing the nomination, either by winning the requisite 1,237 delegates or at a brokered convention in July in Cleveland.
“We call for a unity ticket that unites the Republican Party . If that unity ticket is unable to get 1,237 delegates prior to the convention, we recognize that it took Abraham Lincoln three ballots at the Republican convention in 1860 to become the party ’s nominee and if it is good enough for Lincoln, that process should be good enough for all the candidates without threats of riots,” the statement said.
“We encourage all former Republican candidates not currently supporting Trump to unite against him and encourage all candidates to hold their delegates on the first ballot,” it continued. “Lastly, we intend to keep our options open as to other avenues to oppose Donald Trump."
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If they’re so unifying why are they so afraid that they have to “huddle behind closed doors to plot” and why are they so secretive that they have to hide their names...kind of sounds like they’re KKK or something. And a radio talk show host, has a say in who unifies the party...LOL, blabbermouth “tool” Erickson. Good luck with your delusion there, buddy.
These are the same people who accused conservatives or libertarians who voted third party in the past of being traitors who are "helping the Democrats," or fools who are "wasting their vote." Now that they're faced with a nominee who the grassroots support rather than an nominee that they've approved, they throw a tantrum and say that they want a third party of their own. Very typical.
The GOP operatives will push this anti Trump effort and steal this election because as SO many conservatives have stated that they will back the republican they pick!
I will not! NOT gonna happen. This party has used all of us long enough.
There’s a hysterical editorial in the Indianapolis newspaper (which cannot be linked at FR) begging Hoosiers to not vote for Trump.
The GOPe is a corporate globalist Party intent on continuing to screw America as they’ve done for decades, under a veil of a scheming smoke screen that is the exact opposite of conservative.
Conservative fundamentally means personal and fiscal responsibility, and just as important national sovereignty. They’ve sold out our national security, sovereignty with one-way trade and open borders for only their profits. Many of them including Ds should be in Leavenworth for high crimes.
You mean the ‘grass roots’ of Mitt Romney’s buddy Paul Singer and all the billinnaire donors that see their business/slave business getting shut down?
Or the Military Industrial Complex grass roots?
You missed my point. That is: Cruz, while unlikely to gain the nomination, is still a heck of a lot more realistic than mounting a third party campaign.
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