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Egnever

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Fri May 6, 2016, 11:13 PM

May 2016

Top conservatives gather to plot third-party run against Trump

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/top-conservatives-gather-to-plot-third-party-run-against-trump-220786

Three influential leaders of the conservative movement have summoned other top conservatives for a closed-door meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C., to talk about how to stop Donald Trump and, should he become the Republican nominee, how to run a third-party “true conservative” challenger in the fall.
The organizers of the meeting include Bill Wichterman, who was President George W. Bush’s liaison to the conservative movement; Bob Fischer, a South Dakota businessman and longtime conservative convener; and Erick Erickson, the outspoken Trump opponent and conservative activist who founded RedState.com.

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So if the republicans do an end around and run a third party candidate. [View all] Egnever May 2016 OP

That's not going to happen. They are going to rally around trump. BillZBubb May 2016 #1

I am not so sure of that Egnever May 2016 #2

They will unite davidn3600 May 2016 #9

Not completely crazy. Lucky Luciano May 2016 #11

Yep. Remember what they say about the two political parties: COLGATE4 May 2016 #8

Whatever happens, it will be interesting. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2016 #3

Oh, please, please, make it happen! raging moderate May 2016 #4

The third party candidate is not intended to win. First, they hope to take enough votes Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #5

In order for that plan to work, they need to take EVs away from the Democrat davidn3600 May 2016 #10

The first goal is to save (in their POV) the Republican Party Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #17

Wow! Egnever May 2016 #16

Who cares? scscholar May 2016 #6

It's all about money Gman May 2016 #7

Republicans best chance of an acceptable president to them is to run an Independent. JimDandy May 2016 #12

That is an interesting rundown. Egnever May 2016 #15

Reasoning: HooptieWagon May 2016 #13

2016 The Year of Manipulation oldandhappy May 2016 #14