Posted on 12/19/2022 7:38:24 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Donald Trump — meet Kyrsten Sinema.
Sen. Sinema (I-Ariz.) recently departed the Democratic Party to become an independent.
If Trump follows her lead and runs for president as an independent he instantly launches the most consequential third-party candidacy in American history.
Think about it.
Polls now show GOP voters increasingly rejecting the disgraced ex-president as the party’s 2024 nominee.
If Republicans turn on him, is there any doubt the notoriously thin-skinned Trump will soon start threatening a run as an independent to spite his former party?
A third-party platform allows him to stay in the media spotlight and continue to raise money off his shrinking base of gullible supporters.
It is all about him. Always has been. Always will be.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
We have a Uniparty. I’d like to see a second party.
Juan is a whacko ……. Ignore everything he says!
The liberal democrats (The Hill, etc.) are so scared of Trump and their hatred is so deep...
Williams continues to be as dumb as a box of rocks. The most consequential 3rd party in history occurred in 1968 when George Wallace paved the way for Richard Nixon to be elected president. The current wet dream of a 3rd party is just that.
A. Accepting the election results and congratulating the winner
B. Saying it was rigged and running third party
I like the guy, but I'm not naïve. Trump is easily spiteful enough to run third party/independent if he loses.
It should start at the local level nationally and work it’s way up. For Trump to run as an independent would guarantee Biden’s reelection.
Oh yeah Jaun. And then Independent Bernie would be on our side too, right ?
I agree. I think the GOP is pretty much dead, but it would be foolish for Trump (or anyone else) to run as Third Party at this time.
“if Trump loses the primary I can see him running third party. A lot of people would cheer him on if he did that.”
I would agree, but if Trump is able to run (not in jail), he’ll win the Republican Primary as pretty much all of the potential opponents have skeletons in their closets (i.e., Deep State issues).
The other thing Trump has going for him is got me back in-line after last month’s elections, which was just who was supporting his possible opponents - basically everyone that I hated. Would have been far better if they kept their mouths shut, at least as far as I’m concerned. For example, I don’t need Bill Kristol telling me that DeSantis is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Did massa James tell you to say that Juan?
My preference is DeSantis but I will gladly vote for Trump, even if an Indy, if the alternative is a RINO.
Trump running 3rd party would guarantee a Democrat victory, cf. Teddy Roosevelt running as Bull Moose Party in 1912.
Perhaps a third party candidate could try to take the Libertarian Party nomination to gain ballot access.
“Juan is a whacko”
Maybe, but I would submit he’s just been brainwashed because he’s basically weakminded and just plain ‘ol doesn’t seem to be a that bright to me.
According to wiki he’s got a degree in philosophy and that it.
How the heck does someone like that end up a political pundit??????
And opens the door for a second Biden term.
Well, the author is Juan Williams. So I’m deeply suspicious right there.
However, if Trump choose to run third-party it would be a repeat of ex-president Teddy Roosevelt’s third-party run in 1912. The Republican vote gets split and a dangerous Democrat gets elected (in 1912 it was Woodrow Wilson).
We really need to have a run-off presidential elections, as is done in France. But that will never happen. The D and R insiders like things just the way they are.
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