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politics and politicians Title: Trump: I'm not thinking third party -- for now But in an interview Tuesday, Trump said he has no interest in running as a third-party candidate, at least for the moment. "I've had many, many people ask me about running as an independent," Trump told me in a telephone conversation. "My sole focus is to run as a Republican. I'm a conservative Republican." "My sole focus is to run as a Republican," Trump repeated, "because of the fact that I believe that is the best way we can defeat the Democrats." When I asked Trump to elaborate on why he would stay in the GOP, Trump cited his rising position in the polls, the big crowds he attracts, and his profile in the race. "We've hit a nerve," he said. Still, Trump could hit a nerve as a self-funded independent. And as an independent, he would not be subject to the "three tickets out of Iowa"-style analysis that can put pressure on candidates who don't succeed early. So why tie himself to the GOP? "I believe I'm the only one who can beat Hillary Clinton," Trump explained. "Having a two-party race gives us a much better chance of beating Hillary and bringing our country back than having a third-party candidate." At that point, I asked Trump about Ross Perot's third-party run in 1992, in which Perot won 19 percent of the popular vote. Did Trump believe Perot was a spoiler in that election? "Totally," Trump said. "I think every single vote that went to Ross Perot came from [George H.W.] Bush...Virtually every one of his 19 percentage points came from the Republicans. If Ross Perot didn't run, you have never heard of Bill Clinton." In the course of a brief talk, Trump made a strong case for staying in the Republican party. But he left the door ever so slightly cracked at the end, when I asked if he would definitively rule out a third-party run. "It's something I'm not thinking about right now," Trump said, "because I'm doing well within the Republican ranks, and that gives us the best chance of defeating Hillary Clinton." Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 11. " "I think every single vote that went to Ross Perot came from [George H.W.] Bush...Virtually every one of his 19 percentage points came from the Republicans. If Ross Perot didn't run, you have never heard of Bill Clinton." I am not so sure I agree with the validity of that argument. I have heard it repeated a million times. Just repeating it does not make it true. I knew a number of Republicans at the time that really disliked Poppy, and I personally knew a number of Democrats that told me they voted for Perot. Yeah, I know, they could have lied to me. But I doubt it. To say that virtually every vote for Perot came from Republicans is a very tall statement, and is used to remove some of the tarnish on Poppy. Only God could prove it true, or false for that fact.
#3. To: Stoner (#2) "I think every single vote that went to Ross Perot came from [George H.W.] Bush...Virtually every one of his 19 percentage points came from the Republicans. If Ross Perot didn't run, you have never heard of Bill Clinton." Bush41 lost my vote long before Perot ever got it. Bush41 threw away my vote, Perot earned it. RINO's seem to think of votes as an entitlement program. A business model that takes for granted a certain percentage of market share, and then pisses all over that segment of the market is destined for failure. The RINO's really have turned the GOP into the stupid party, an evolutionary dead-end who's primary objective is to import democrat voters to appease the left wing globalist billionaires of the donor class.
#5. To: nativist nationalist (#3) RINO's seem to think of votes as an entitlement program. Yep. Their believe all conservatives are on their plantation by default -- same as the blacks vis a vis the Dem Party. Perot tried...and failed to break the two-party monopoly ONLY because he and his family were threatened. NOW is the time to finally tear the corrupt RNC-elite led GOP into shreds. The question is whether Cruz can win without their support ( they routinely collude with the Dems.) Between Cruz and Trump, the entire fake house of RNC cards come tumbling down. LET IT. A business model that takes for granted a certain percentage of market share, and then pisses all over that segment of the market is destined for failure. It's taken too long...but better late than never. ALL it takes is TWO determined, committed high-profile people like Cruz and Trump. Now only if only others would join this mutiny. NOW...now....NOW!! The RINO's really have turned the GOP into the stupid party, an evolutionary dead-end who's primary objective is to import democrat voters to appease the left wing globalist billionaires of the donor class. No doubt; The RNC's RINOs are the Germans at Malmedy; They wear American GI garb. Underneath the (R) garb are Dem SS unis.
#10. To: Liberator (#5) No doubt; The RNC's RINOs are the Germans at Malmedy; They wear American GI garb. Underneath the (R) garb are Dem SS unis. Excellent analogy!
#11. To: nativist nationalist (#10) ;-)
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