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In reply to the discussion: More and more likely: A third-party "real Republican" candidate for president. [View all]sufrommich
(22,871 posts)5. I could see them doing that. I think at this point they are fighting to
save their brand as opposed to winning the election.
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More and more likely: A third-party "real Republican" candidate for president. [View all]
Hortensis
May 2016
OP
Great. I hope every one who ran for POTUS this time starts his or her own party.
merrily
May 2016
#1
Strong women are generally considered less "likable." It's a thing with some men. n/t
pnwmom
May 2016
#58
That's just the perception with Hillary. Fact checkers say she's one of the more truthful.
pnwmom
May 2016
#80
Are you available to be drafted as the Democratic Party's real Democrat?
1StrongBlackMan
May 2016
#7
You know that your statement runs counter to all Democratic values, right? A majority
Squinch
May 2016
#35
Um, no. It's that not enough people like your candidate. By a factor of multiple millions.
Squinch
May 2016
#61
Gosh, he did. Looks like the country will be in for a shitty four years. But hey your corporate
Katashi_itto
May 2016
#64
You mean you aren't going to do a GBCW thread and leave DU in a flurry of fury at the oligarchs?
Squinch
May 2016
#67
Limp wristed, huh? And of course you don't see it as a victory. That's because you lost.
Squinch
May 2016
#69
I think they are in the minority of BS supporters, but they certainly are obnoxious.
Squinch
May 2016
#88
Obama clearly ran to the left of Hillary, but governed like the Second Clinton. For the life of me,
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
May 2016
#92
They want to run a strong candidate with a chance of beating Clinton and Trump. The OP is wrong.
JimDandy
May 2016
#60
I didn't remember that Johnson was the libertarian candidate. That could have legs.
thesquanderer
May 2016
#91
Yes. All they need to do is find a candidate who can throw it to the house, no need to win outright.
thesquanderer
May 2016
#21
It's not specifically about the swing states, it's also about the blue-ish ones.
thesquanderer
May 2016
#57
No Hortensis, that is not what I said. I said that a third party conservative candidate
Nitram
May 2016
#18
Who would it be? The republicans themselves didn't seem to like any of the "real" republicans that
hughee99
May 2016
#40
I think it would be interesting if they do... Many have said, if there are 2 Pub candidates in the
glowing
May 2016
#54
Can they set the rules for the convention still, have delegates free to vote any way they want?
L. Coyote
May 2016
#63
If fRump got most of the gop vote in primaries, why would those voters change?
lindysalsagal
May 2016
#86