Anti-Trump conservatives didn’t get their candidate.
David French tweeted Sunday night “after much thought and prayer” he will not be running for president.
French, a writer for the National Review, was courted by members of the Never Trump crowd to mount an independent bid for president, giving Republicans an alternative to Donald Trump.
“I gave it serious thought — as a pretty darn obscure lawyer, writer, and veteran — only because we live in historic times,” French wrote for the National Review. “Never before have both parties failed so spectacularly, producing two dishonest, deceitful candidates who should be disqualified from running for town council, much less leader of the free world.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/david-french-says-hes-not-running-for-president-223923#ixzz4Al9CxTML
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aj: They have already discovered the LP, and they placed a candidate on the LP ticket. His name is William Weld.
me: Who is “they”?
Ode to #FrenchRevolution
We stormed the Bastille
We manned the barracks
No blood on the tracks
Asleep at the wheel
We prepared a steal
We unfroze Mammoth
Shoved the behemoth
‘Til it lost its zeal
We all consume veal
Let the rest eat cake
Twisted into steak
Until all congeals
You’re a haughty heel
Tyrannosaurus
Never restore us,
Comb frolicking fields
What sadness we feel
All our money lost
That is what it costs
For the wrong Bastille
Meanwhile, other NeverTrump types seem to be coming around to Johnson. Such as Nebraskan Senator Ben Sasse:
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/ben-sasse-might-support-gary-johnson-223924
Not really a fan of the guy at all, but apparently he says he may even switch to LP, though he’s not looked into it too deeply yet.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Watching the #NeverTrump movement implode has been one of the great jokes in an already strangely hilarious election
One might propose that Erick Erickson would be a good candidate for these people.
They have already discovered the LP, and they placed a candidate on the LP ticket. His name is William Weld.
Hopefully enough of them will discover the Constitution Party or the Independent American Party. The Libertarian and Green Parties are getting a good amount of attention (which is awesome!) 🙂
But there are going to be social conservatives looking for someone they can support and vote for.
LOL, if Bill Kristol is serious about this, he is going to have to run himself. Or he could support Gary Johnson or Darrell Castle but he wouldn’t because he is a neo-con.