Tis but a fantasy in the mind of John Derbyshire.
http://www.vdare.com/articles/john-derb ... ulter-2016
The debates would surely be interesting, though.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ ... story.htmlSo many people want me to run as an independent, so many people,” Trump said. “I have been asked by — you have no idea, everybody wants me to do it.”
Pressed about whether he would back the Republican ticket if he fails to win the nomination himself, Trump left the door open for a third-party bid of his own. “I would have to see who the nominee is,” he said.
I'm with ya man. I will NOT vote for Jeb based on his standing of a couple of issues that are important to me. I wouldn't vote for Hillary if she was the only candidate on the ballot. Even if she claimed she was on my side of every issue I value.SHMIV wrote:Personally, I don't think that Trump believes that he will be elected.
I think that he wants to bring uncomfortable topics into the debate. I also thinks that he wants to make the establishment GOP squirm.
Since he brought up the whole illegal thing, the only GOP candidate that hasn't caved on that issue is Cruz. Bush behaved predictably.
Trump is a side show, but he's been useful, so far.
Truthfully, if it comes down to Bush getting the nomination, and Trump decides to go 3rd party? Well, I sure as hell ain't voting Democrat. So that cuts out the Dem nominee and Bush.
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I miss Perot and his crazy old granny that lived in the basement. He had a good start with the charts and graphs, but it all went to hell after his "you people" remark.Snakester wrote:A 3rd Party will do only One Thing....Split the GOP Vote ! Does anyone remember 1992 ? Ross Perot cast the only vote that counted !
The way I remember it.... Perot was ahead in the polls, & was looking to be elected. Didn't go to hell until he dropped out of the race. He later claimed, he was visited by the "Men in Black" & was told to drop out or else. When he jumped back in.... the damage was done, & the rest is history. However, I firmly believe, had he not dropped out.... he would've won. He might not have lived long but, he was on track to win.OakRidgeStars wrote:I miss Perot and his crazy old granny that lived in the basement. He had a good start with the charts and graphs, but it all went to hell after his "you people" remark.Snakester wrote:A 3rd Party will do only One Thing....Split the GOP Vote ! Does anyone remember 1992 ? Ross Perot cast the only vote that counted !
What makes you think that (unlikely) third party would only pull from the Right? When we remove issues that should be between 2 adults or between an adult and their God from politics, there is more agreement than is currently possible. When we demand that a party push our beliefs about how others should conduct themselves, we're easily split into ineffectual parts.Snakester wrote:A 3rd Party will do only One Thing....Split the GOP Vote ! Does anyone remember 1992 ? Ross Perot cast the only vote that counted !