Posted on 05/14/2016 7:23:46 PM PDT by rktman
A band of exasperated Republicans including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a handful of veteran consultants and members of the conservative intelligentsia is actively plotting to draft an independent presidential candidate who could keep Donald Trump from the White House.
These GOP figures are commissioning private polling, lining up major funding sources and courting potential contenders, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republicans involved in the discussions. The effort has been sporadic all spring but has intensified significantly in the 10 days since Trump effectively locked up the Republican nomination.
Those involved concede that an independent campaign at this late stage is probably futile, and they think they have only a couple of weeks to launch a credible bid. But these Republicans including commentators William Kristol and Erick Erickson and strategists Mike Murphy, Stuart Stevens and Rick Wilson are so repulsed by the prospect of Trump as commander in chief that they are desperate to take action.
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Outside the borders of the pic, a little girl asks her mom, “That old lady is so ugly. What happened to her?”
I don’t think they want to succeed. Like the fictional Joker and the very real Libs, if they don’t get their way, they just want to see the world burn.
The hard part is understanding an otherwise functioning adult stupid enough to climb in bed with these bozos.
I would advise Trump, upon election, to give them the word to never attempt to step foot into the WH. Trump will probably welcome them though, like the spider to the fly. LOL
Yes.
We shall see what we shall see :o)
Stay safe.
The GOP-e once again reminds us that it must be politically eviscerated.
THIS IS OVER!! WE GET ALL 50 STATES, Trump/ NEWT!!
Yes, they totally overstate the desire for an alternative
Now let’s turn the third party talk to Bernie.
Washington Post is really pushing the narrative of a 3rd party run.
Is there a working Website or even a maintained list of these fools on FR?
Not sure , but that is a great idea ..we need one ..
Hey, Ben Sasse how is that working out for you?
I second that motion.
The takeaway for them from their little collective tantrum should be that they have ZERO influence. None. Zip. Nada. Irrelevant hacks.
ALL of these people have helped to DESTROY the Republican Party and America.....they are all LOSERS also.
Trump for president. Clinton for prison. Romney and friends for being run out of the Republican Party on a rail.
Well their whole 10 votes to Gary Johnson should REALLY hurt Trump.......NOT!!!! What a bunch of babies, I will tell you one thing voting for MITTENS was just horrible for me but I held my nose and voted for this asshat, SCREW YOU MITTENS!!!!!
Hi KC!
They’ve been talking a little about the 3rd party on Fox & Friends this a.m. They’ve been mentioning Mitt and Mark Cuban (Mavericks owner and on Shark Tank), as well as Kasich.
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