Posted on 03/19/2016 2:19:03 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Republican leaders adamantly opposed to Donald J. Trump’s candidacy are preparing a 100-day campaign to deny him the presidential nomination, starting with an aggressive battle in Wisconsin’s April 5 primary and extending into the summer, with a delegate-by-delegate lobbying effort that would cast Mr. Trump as a calamitous choice for the general election.
Recognizing that Mr. Trump has seized a formidable advantage in the race, they say that an effort to block him would rely on an array of desperation measures, the political equivalent of guerrilla fighting.
There is no longer room for error or delay, the anti-Trump forces say, and without a flawlessly executed plan of attack, he could well become unstoppable.
But should that effort falter, leading conservatives are prepared to field an independent candidate in the general election, to defend Republican principles and offer traditional conservatives an alternative to Mr. Trump’s hard-edged populism. They described their plans in interviews after Mr. Trump’s victories last Tuesday in Florida and three other states.
The names of a few well-known conservatives have been offered up in recent days as potential third-party standard-bearers, and William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, has circulated a memo to a small number of conservative allies detailing the process by which an independent candidate could get on general-election ballots across the country.
Among the recruits under discussion are Tom Coburn, a former Oklahoma senator who has told associates that he would be open to running, and Rick Perry, the former Texas governor who was suggested as a possible third-party candidate at a meeting of conservative activists on Thursday in Washington.
Mr. Coburn, who left the Senate early last year to receive treatment for cancer, said in an interview that Mr. Trump “needs to be stopped”
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Amen to that! Well said.
gee, now that I reread it, it was a little harsh. I have to keep the tone down.
but you are right. we’re all fed up!
Thus ensuring a Hillary victory. Gee thanks.
These seditious blood-sucking GOPe hacks are like Dracula when presented with the crucifix at close range.
Dear GOPE, thank you for continuing to reinforce my hatred of you.
No names except Bill Kristol? Who hates Trump anyway....
More NY Slimes agitprop.
no, no, no - your ‘tone’ is great!
Remember, they are chopping off heads and the liberals are worried about our TONE?
The heck with being PC!
Just don’t hurt your head punching a bag. I don’t know how, but it seems dangerous if you were already injured once.
>>I would vote for Coburn or Perry over Trump, who is not a conservative.
Stinking Globalist. You misspelled your name. Should be reagaNOT.
Keep shipping those jobs overseas and bringing in cheap labor for the jobs you can’t move offshore and America will have no choice but to become Socialist or people will starve. All of your pious “consistent conservative” BS will not matter at all then.
Cruz had his chance. The nomination was his for the taking. But, he sided with the Globalists (who are Progressives). Bad choice, Ted.
We don’t agree but your position is honorable...
1912, no thanks.
Wow, that’s an intelligent, sweeping statement. /sarc
“I would vote for Coburn or Perry over Trump, who is not a conservative.”
And your vote for them would enable Hillary to win the presidency. Great conservative accomplishment.
Took the word right out of my mouth.
People have gone stark raving mad!
This is something I would expect to read out of a Moscow newspaper...This is American politics??? The RNC needs to be disbanded...
“This is still a winnable race for a free-market conservative that’s not Donald Trump,” Mr. McIntosh said, adding, “It’s not a layup, but there’s a clear path to victory.”
In other words, an anti American sovereignty CFR globalist...How can the Republican Party start a third Party and still be the Republican Party??? They don't at all represent America or the Constitution...
Don't like the tone of his voice eh???
Well yes, you're an idiot...
Soros has money out there all over the world made available for business ventures...That has nothing to with the Soros funding of MoveOn.org which is working to destroy Trump and other conservatives...Obviously tho you are fine with Soros funding Kasich in his attempt to derail Trump...
There isn't any etc., etc...And there isn't any centralized gov't run healthcare...You made that up...And there is no support for abortion that you are implying...
All of Trump's positions are pro America...Pro constitution...
Well, now they are going to investigate Trump’s supporters to find out what makes them tick so they can neutralize them. My advice would be not to cooperate with these picks. Say something silly, like “I like his hair,” then watch them all switch barbers.
Saying “lyin’ Ted” reminds anyone watching that Cruz is the one telling the lies, not Trump. Cruz is lying about Trump lying!
There was a man at the NYC anti-Trump protest yesterday wearing a Trump mask with a Pinocchio nose. That shows you how far it has gone. Never forget that the whole name of this campaign season is public perception. Most people are stubborn in their views but largely ignorant and they fall for things like media propaganda and Pinocchio masks, rather than stopping to ask themselves, or somebody else, “What has Trump ever lied about?”
The GOPe is not looking for a winner...They are looking for a detractor, to get enough votes just to keep Trump from winning...
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