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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBill Kristol: Cheney-Cotton 2016
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If you thought Trump could not fall any lower in Kristols estimation, he has now told CNN that despite his prominent role as part of the Republican establishment, he will be looking for a third-party candidate should Trump get the partys nomination.
I doubt Id support Donald. I doubt Id support the Democrat, Kristol said on Tuesday. I think Id support getting someone good on the ballot as a third party candidate.
So while Trump has signed the Republican National Committees loyalty pledge, vowing not to run as a third-party candidate in 2016, Kristol is not willing to make that same commitment to the party.
As for who he wants to run on an independent ticket, Kristol proposed the dynamic and very-much Republican duo of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator Tom Cotton. Hes even promoting their non-existent website on Twitter:
On the Cheney-Cotton 2016 front (http://t.co/LMRZ9bB1CX), Cheney & Cotton spoke at AR GOP event last night. Were seen in private convo
Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 15, 2015
Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 15, 2015
http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-kristol-would-support-third-party-candidate-if-trump-wins-nomination/
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Bill Kristol: Cheney-Cotton 2016 (Original Post)
Cali_Democrat
Sep 2015
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PatrickforO
(14,577 posts)1. Wow. Put a Cheney-Cotton duo in the White House and
this country will be a fascist dictatorship in no time.
A disaster for the American people. A disaster for the world.
DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts)2. Who cares what that dumb-fuck thinks anyway?
Everything he predicts turns out wrong.
BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)3. weaker standards.
MiniMe
(21,717 posts)4. Cheney already had 2 terms as President
ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)5. And Left With A Dreadful Approval Rating
His approval numbers were lower than and disapproval numbers higher than even the idiot prince's.
Initech
(100,080 posts)6. There is absolutely no way he is in good enough shape to run for president.
Hell I am surprised that Dick Cheney is still alive. What is Bill Kristol smoking and where can I obtain some?