Kristol looking at National Review staff writer David French for independent presidential run
“Conservative” is a stretch. He was standing up for Saint Skittles (Trayvon Martin) back when that was going on. He’s pro-NAFTA, probably supports TPP, and is more than likely pro-amnesty as well.
Kristol has become a joke.
He should have picked someone with hair.
The neocon ear of the GOPe is just about over.
Wow.
Yuuuuuuuuuugge name recognition, here.
Is he at least a NATURAL-BORN citizen, maybe?? That would sure be nice.
It's common knowledge that when Reserve units deploy, a Bronze Star is a given. From what I understand.
Who's French's running mate going to be? Fred Barnes?
He’s such a slap dick.
Kristol, and anyone associated with him in any way, are dirtbags, deserving nothing but scorn and contempt.
No experience in gov or private sector.
No $$$
No Base support
and this is the best he could come up with?
Might as well open the phone book, close your eyes and point.
Leader of what? That is their problem. They self-proclaim to be "conservative thought leaders", but when they turned around, there was no one following.
Kristol has literally gone off the deep end.
Trying to lessen Trump’s margin to give Hillary the Presidency. Wonder what his price was.
If French is really Kristal’s candidate then both Kristal and French have totally lost it, and the GOPe has given up.
But if the GOPe has really given up, then the continued opposition of people like Ryan makes no sense.
This is so obvious to everyone that I strongly suspect something else is going on instead. French is merely a “placeholder” pending the start of something bigger.
There is something real going on behind the scenes. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, the Bush clan, etc. remain hysterically opposed. They represent the top tier of the GOPe and they will do whatever it takes to hold on to power.
Whatever is really in the works, French is not it.
For instance, John McCain is in a tough primary battle and has weakly endorsed Trump out of necessity. In spite of his age it’s easy to see him deciding to go out in a blaze of glory running for President instead.
French? Loved his work on Family Affair.
NO lawyer for POTUS
In order to access the ballot nationwide, it is estimated that an independent presidential candidate in 2016 would need to collect more than 880,000 signatures.
https://ballotpedia.org/Ballot_access_for_presidential_candidates
Bill Kristol hasn’t been relevant since the 2008 election cycle. Ditto for his publication. 99% of Republicans have no clue who David French is.
The Libertarians are likely to draw equally from Hillary and Trump. Might fetch a meaningful percentage of the vote without effecting the outcome. A conservative, on the other hand, would draw exclusively from Trump. Kristol is looking to elect fellow neo-con Hillary. Let’s keep America the world’s policeman.
In any case, this is all a diversion: No name. No money. No ballot status.