Posted on 06/01/2016 7:37:51 AM PDT by Trumpinator
The "Never Trump" movement died on Tuesday night.
That's when the loose affiliation of Republican pundits and conservative thinkers, banded together by their shared distaste for Donald Trump as the GOP nominee, leaked the news to Bloomberg that conservative lawyer David French was the secret third party candidate they have been working to recruit into the 2016 race as an alternative to the real estate mogul.
The French news ended days of frantic speculation set off by a tweet -- yes, this is the world we now live in -- by Weekly Standard editor and "Never Trump" leader Bill Kristol.
And, it confirmed what many -- including me -- had long suspected: The "Never Trump" movement is totally out of options.
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Here's the problem: No one -- and I mean NO ONE -- outside of a small circle of conservatives and anti-Trump folks knows who David French is.
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Then there's the Trump factor. If you decide to run as the candidate of the "Never Trump" movement, you have to expect a full-frontal assault from the real estate billionaire. He will savage you, your family, your business and anything else that you currently or have ever cared about. That's a powerful deterrent to lots of private citizens -- including many who are independently wealthy and simply don't really need to run for office. Especially considering how long the odds are of even being relevant in the race.
The emergence of David French as the likely "Never Trump" standard-bearer is another win for Trump over the forces within the GOP aligned against him. They failed. He triumphed. Again.
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Trump lied to me. He said I would get tired of winning. I am not tired of winning at all....
David French is unknown.
And no red-blooded American would ever vote for a candidate named... French.
I thought #NeverTrumpers were delusional and their pick has finally proved it.
They have no horse sense about the voter mood this year.
Stick a fork in them - they’re done.
“Never Trump” did serve the purpose of showing to the general voting public just how opposed many in the Establishment are to him. It allowed him to better position himself as independent of them and their influence.
I only know of David French as the author of many articles I hate. He’s the Conservative savior?
What Trump has exposed is the so called ‘conservative’ thinkers, can do nothing else but ‘think’ and write down or talk about what they think. Not a one of them has produced anything productive except to fill their own bank accounts. Liberalism is their cash cow. I would love to see every last one of them standing on some city street corner panhandling.
French = surrender monkeys?
I believe the best strategy for Trump at this point is to ignore him. Call him the establishment Spoiler French.
Give it time, lol
The damage is the number of voters that will stay away from the polls. The goal was not to win but to make a mockery of the election.
Time to make it Kristol Klear that the GOPee has taken a torpedo up the six.
They could go with a Thor/Beck ticket.
Slogan?
“Hate Hates Trump”
“Never Trump did serve the purpose of showing to the general voting public just how opposed many in the Establishment are to him.”
Also weeded out some of the most vile alleged freepers ever, who squealed their love for Cruz but hatred for everyone else, who then mostly quietly exited for “consistent conservative” greener pastures.
Good riddance!
David French ....a name like this would support tranny bathrooms..... so he is out!! Even his mother will not vote for him. Wuz this Bill Kristol’s go to guy?
What happened to Mitt Romney living in Montecito California these days with so many luxury automobiles in his garage he asked the town to approve a larger garage with an automobile elevaor
He’s supposed to be a vet but the footage on tv this morning showed a real metrosexual type.
This election is shaping up to be an epic battle, like Ali vs. Frazier. Third parties may try and grab a hint of the spotlight, but as far as the voters go, it’s one or the other.
Maybe they can use trot out Cissy and Buffy for the woman’s vote...I’m sure Uncle Bill is good for a sizable donation...
It dies with a whimper...
Maybe he will change his name to David Freedom...
That wins the internet statement of the day!
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