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In spite of his insistence that he will not run, Mitt Romney is being courted this week by a leading conservative commentator to reconsider and jump into the volatile 2016 presidential race as an independent candidate.
William Kristol, the longtime editor of the Weekly Standard magazine and a leading voice on the right, met privately with the 2012 nominee on Thursday afternoon to discuss the possibility of launching an independent bid, potentially with Romney as its standard-bearer.
He came pretty close to being elected president, so I thought he may consider doing it, especially since he has been very forthright in explaining why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should not be president of the United States, Kristol said in a phone interview Friday, during which he confirmed that he and Romney had a little meeting in Washington.
But knowing Romneys reluctance, Kristol told Romney that if he remains unwilling to run, many top conservatives would appreciate having the former Massachusetts governors support for an independent candidate, should Kristol and other right-leaning figures enlist a willing contender.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/06/mitt-romney-met-privately-with-william-kristol-who-is-leading-the-effort-to-draft-an-independent-bid/
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(22,142 posts)davidn3600
(6,342 posts)It's the same problem in the primary...Trump's voters are not budging no matter what. Trump's supporters are simply not going to favor that brand of Republican anymore.
Kristol and his ilk can't seem to get it through their heads that the voters in their own party have overthrown them.
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davidn3600
(6,342 posts)It suggests the Democrats have moved to the right enough to draw moderate Republicans.
Hillary Clinton is more in touch with neocons than Donald Trump. We are supposed to be happy about this?
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davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity.
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davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Voted for the Iraq war. Supports H1B visas which companies routinely abuse. Supports free trade agreements that kill American jobs. Supports mass incarceration and the death penalty. Etc, etc..
The corrupt system didn't force her into those decisions. Those are not compromises. Those are her beliefs!