Libertarian VP Bill Weld Considering Dropping Out & Endorsing Hillary Clinton

[brooklynite]

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Source: Liberty Hangout

To anyone who’s closely followed the 2016 election, it’s no surprise that Libertarian Party Vice Presidential nominee, Bill Weld, has a long lasting relationship with Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the first Libertarian Townhall on CNN, Weld described his bond with Clinton as being “life long.” He’s also maintained that he believes there was no criminal intent on Hillary’s part in her ongoing email scandal, and Libertarian Party presidential nominee, Gary Johnson, once called Hillary Clinton “a wonderful public servant.”

It’s now being reported by Carl Bernstein that Bill Weld is considering dropping out of the race and perhaps getting behind Hillary Clinton, in an effort to stop Trump. In an interview with CNN, Bernstein said, “I know Bill Weld and I know how much he despises Donald Trump… Right now we have to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. And I think he might do it. He might campaign for her.”

Read more: http://libertyhangout.org/2016/09/libertarian-vp-bill-weld-considering-dropping-out-endorsing-hillary-clinton/

[Chemisse]

1. That would be great!

And it would hurt the ticket he leaves behind, which is siphoning more from Hillary than from Trump.

[still_one]

2. That is pretty big news. It would be nice if Gary Johnson would follow suit

[BootinUp]

3. This is a ploy for attention. nt

[Missn-Hitch]

5. Just for attention's sake?

I disagree. I don't know much about Weld but from what little I do know - seems like a stand up guy. I think Johnson will follow suit. Cheers.

[BootinUp]

11. The only way its not a ploy is for him to have actually dropped out. Its similar to the

we would consider that person for VP ploy. I don't care how stand up he is, he is a politician running in an election and not qualifying for the first debate.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. Bill Weld is not really an attention seeker

Do you have any reason to say this?

[BootinUp]

19. Yeah, he's still in the race, lol.

[JI7]

25. And when speaking of Clinton he has been positive while negative about trump

[BootinUp]

26. Not sure what your point is relative to mine.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

28. How would floating a rumor about dropping out, and then not dropping out, help his ticket?

It's sort of a defeatist way of seeking attention.

[BootinUp]

29. Rephrasing your question: How would floating a rumour that gets your name in a headline

help his ticket?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

33. It doesn't if it's about him quitting and yes, that's even if he doesn't. n/m

[trof]

4. I remember when he was gov of MA. He's a decent guy, imho.

[smirkymonkey]

42. He's the only republican I have ever voted for in my life.

When he ran for governor against BU president John Silber who was just a nasty piece of work.

[vdogg]

6. I'd love for Gary Johnson to drop out.

Jill Stein can stay in cause nobody's gonna vote for her anyway...

[calimary]

10. I'm sorry - and I'm dating myself when I say this -

Whenever I see Gary Johnson, I swear, I find myself thinking he belongs on Edgar Bergen's knee.

For the young 'uns among us - Edgar Bergen was Candice Bergen's father. He was internationally famous as a ventriloquist. He had two dummies: Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Candice Bergen recalls being described as Charlie McCarthy's "sister" back when she was a little girl. She wrote a memoir awhile back called "Knock Wood."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bergen

[leftieNanner]

22. Unfortunately vdogg,

some of the young people in my FB universe were avid Bernsters and they bought all the anti Hillary crap that was spread by the right. One guy in particular continues to spout the most vile stories and exhorts us to vote for Stein. I tried to gently remind him that Bernie himself has asked us to support Clinton, but to no avail. I am pleased to see that she is polling around 5% and hope some of those folks come to their senses in November.

[Cosmocat]

39. He absolutely hurts Hill more than Trump, IMO

nm

[DLnyc]

7. Running as a third party and getting 4 to 10% accomplishes nothing.

Endorsing another candidate once it is clear you can't win can install your third party as a powerful force.

IMHO.

Jill Stein should consider this also, as we get closer to the election. She will make very little impact getting 4% of the vote, and will really discredit her party if she continues to siphon votes from Hillary in close states. On the other hand, once it is clear she will get nowhere close to winning, I think she can bring a lot of respect and real power to the Green Party by just endorsing Hillary over Trump. She doesn't have to agree with Hillary's policies in general, just come out and say the Green Party is committed to defeating Nazis!

Again, IMHO.

[calimary]

17. Maybe he's realizing he and Gary Johnson run a very clear risk of being the new Ralph Naders.

I doubt he wants it on his conscience that his ticket helped Trump win the White House, the way Nader helped give us george w. dry-drunk.

[vdogg]

20. Jill Stein would never consider this.

She would cross hot burning coals to vote against Hillary, consequences be damned. She sees no difference between Hillary and Trump.

[leftieNanner]

23. She's a lunatic.

And I live in a city that has a strong anti-vaxxer group. Ugh!

[dawnie51]

8. That would be a very patriotic act.......

but then Weld is old school Republican. He's not nuts.

[ButterflyBlood]

9. Uh, this is a crazy libertarian blog

Furthermore there's no real evidence of this, just speculation from Carl Bernstein.

[OnDoutside]

16. It may be but if MSM could pick this up, it would be

Massive for Hillary.

[PatSeg]

38. Yes, this is not a legitimate source

The only other site I can find reporting on this is News Max.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. In what little I've seen of him

Bill Weld is an honorable, old-time Republican

Let's not forget, Republican roots run back to the Progressive Era,
when Main Street businessmen and National Association of Manufacturers
CEOs formed civic organizations in the early 1900s. These were the mainstay
of many small towns and cities. National Civic Federation, Kiwanis, Rotary and
others integrated business and labor for the common good, and were a bullwark
against communism by 1920. These were genuine family values.

[OnDoutside]

13. They are on all 50 ballots now but even if it gave an

Extra few percent to Hillary, then great. I'd be wary of it though.... seems too good to be true.

[RAFisher]

15. Sam Seder was talking about Weld on Friday. At the time I didn't think much of it.

He was talking about how Weld just really hated Trump and how that was he main reason for joining the ticket. Sam talked about he wasn't a true Libertarian, just a moderate Republican pissed off by Trump. I'm curious if the state polling, especially Colorado, is the catalyst for this speculation. In 2000 Nader got only 1% in Florida and 3% in NH where is was a spoiler in both states. But with Johnson polling over 10% in Colorado he is set to be an extreme spoiler.

[wryter2000]

18. Please!

That would be so awesome.

[KewlKat]

21. Perhaps President Obama's speech yesterday may have moved him to

consider this decision as we need to stop drumpf and get Hillary in there?

[JI7]

24. Bill Weld was the one who stood out in that forum

And did well. He spoke more than Johnson and I'm sure Weld knows what Aleppo is.

[Motley13]

27. I always thought their ticket was upside down, clearly Weld is a better

candidate.
If that is true, I have a lot of respect for them.
The maggot MUST be stopped!!!!!

[LuvNewcastle]

36. I thought the same thing.

My guess is Weld just really doesn't want to be President. Now way, no how.

[Cosmocat]

40. He is, but Johnson

is flakier, which is why he was the strongest nominee within their party.

Decent guy, 1,000 times better than Trump, but still flakey like your average libertarian.

[onecaliberal]

30. Let's hope he really does. That would be fantastic.

[roamer65]

31. I think Bill Weld would make a great AG.

If Bill Weld endorses Hillary, I will defintely vote for her.

[marybourg]

41. Did you leave out the sarcasm thingy? nt.

[Satch59]

32. Crossing fingers...

Would be great...and even better if Johnson drops too...could be a game changer. Although I'm still confident Hillary has it but would love some insurance...and a guarantee smack down of Trump.

[KewlKat]

34. Per OPs story LINK, there is an UPDATE below the video

UPDATE: Weld’s media team released a statement saying he will not be dropping out of the race.

[KewlKat]

35. Weld is NOT dropping out.

In a statement on Sunday afternoon, Weld responded:

“Gary Johnson and I will campaign with all our strength to make that case to the American people from now until November 8th. Under no circumstances will our energies be diverted from our goal of winning the election and serving our country.”

Weld attributed Bernstein’s reporting to “wishful thinking on the part of the two-party duopoly.”

SOURCE: http://wtkr.com/2016/09/18/gary-johnson-vows-to-keep-fighting-sets-sights-on-second-debate/

FURTHER DOWN IN THE ARTICLE JOHNSON SAYS -

Johnson said on “Reliable Sources” that “70% of America right now doesn’t even know I’m in the race.”

Johnson and Weld will receive a close-up on the most-watched news program in the country, CBS’s “60 Minutes,” on Sunday night.

He said on CNN that the two-party structure in the United States “needs to be ruined.”

“They have done this to themselves. They have become so polarized. Their only agenda is to kill each other.”

[smirkymonkey]

43. He's on to something with that last line.

Although it is almost entirely the fault of the republicans. They have given us no choice.

[Cary]

37. "Her ongoing email scandal?"

There is no scandal.

[etherealtruth]

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