Trump Appears To Float Third-Party Threat If GOP Won't Back Him

[Scott]

 

Former President Donald Trump has appeared to float the idea of running a third-party campaign if increasingly disgruntled Republican leaders don’t get behind his 2024 run for the presidency.

 

Trump signaled the possibility by posting an article on Truth Social Wednesday ― “The Coming Split,” by Dan Gelernter, in the right-wing journal American Greatness ― promoting just such an option.

 

Gelernter believes such a move would torpedo Trump’s chances of winning the White House.

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-third-party-angry-at-gop_n_63afcfd9e4b0ae9de1b7140f

 

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One can only hope that this is one of those rare occasions where Trump fulfills a promise.

[Tug]

That would be an great Donnie it’s a great idea lmao yea sure it’s a real winner lmao but I suspect the reality is Donnie is trying to threaten the rest of the Republican Party by splitting their base 

[ozimoron]

Just another Trump lie.

[gargamon]

Sounds a lot like all the threats coming out of Putin.

 

Please Donald, do this. Split the Republican vote and guarantee some sanity in the future with Democrats guaranteed to be running things.

[Eric Loh]

Loving every bit of Trump’s antic. Republican created this monster and now have to deal with it. He will not go away amicably and the GOP will be badly bruised going into the 2024 election. Happy days for the Dems, the progressive and the liberals. 

[KhunLA]

That would pretty much guarantee another Dem president.  No matter what idiot they run.   Can you imagine another 4 yrs of Biden, or even Harris as president.

 

Biden or Harris vs Desantis (or Cruz, Rubio) vs Trump = Dem win

 

I actually prefer things to remain as they are, or even get worse in the USA.

 

I know, selfish, by my friends & family have nothing to worry about, all self sufficient in their finances. 

 

COLA is about all I care about, and has been excellent with Dems in charge, along with exchange rate.

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59 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Just another Trump lie.

I don't know about that. Trump craves attention. And a third party campaign would provide plenty of that.

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, placeholder said:

I don't know about that. Trump craves attention. And a third party campaign would provide plenty of that.

He wouldn't get the donations he needs.

[ThailandRyan]

Shades of Ross Perot....sinking the Republicans. A heavy independent,  if that's how Trump runs, will make the election a loosing effort for the Republicans 

Edited January 1, 2023 by ThailandRyan

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Shades of Ross Perot....sinking the Republicans. A heavy independent,  if that's how Trump runs, will make the election a loosing effort for the Republicans 

Perot could afford to (and I believe did run) unfunded by political donations. Trump could not but I wish he does anyway. Ultimately I think even the majority of Trumpians would jump ship when the see he is a loser because they aren't known for adherence to principles.

[ThailandRyan]

7 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Perot could afford to (and I believe did run) unfunded by political donations. Trump could not but I wish he does anyway. Ultimately I think even the majority of Trumpians would jump ship when the see he is a loser because they aren't known for adherence to principles.

But Trumps selling $99. NFT superman cards to help his campaign I thought...

[bendejo]

Has anybody tried buying him outright?  A billion $$$ if he doesn't run, payable November 6th 2024.

 

On the subject of campaign finance, there was something about a 2020 campaign manager named Brad Parscale who suddenly started accumulating expensive sports cars, yachts, and so on.  He left the campaign under a cloud.  Haven't heard his name mentioned since.

 

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[ningnong]

It's been suggested he might try this ploy. Threaten to split the party then later back another republican candidate (DeSantis?) with a guarantee of presidential pardon when elected.

[Phoenix Rising]

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

That would pretty much guarantee another Dem president.  No matter what idiot they run.   Can you imagine another 4 yrs of Biden, or even Harris as president.

Yes. Every day waking up to the orange monstrosity NOT being president is a good day.

[billd766]

44 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Has anybody tried buying him outright?  A billion $$$ if he doesn't run, payable November 6th 2024.

 

On the subject of campaign finance, there was something about a 2020 campaign manager named Brad Parscale who suddenly started accumulating expensive sports cars, yachts, and so on.  He left the campaign under a cloud.  Haven't heard his name mentioned since.

 

Here is a Wikipedia article on him.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Parscale

 

 

[Eric Loh]

26 minutes ago, ningnong said:

It's been suggested he might try this ploy. Threaten to split the party then later back another republican candidate (DeSantis?) with a guarantee of presidential pardon when elected.

Desantis accepting Trump’s support for 2024 comes with bags of risks. He will be perceived by the general population as subscribing to Trumpism politics of election denialism, anti trade and anti immigrants which have cost the GOP to lose 3 elections. It will not heal the fractures in the party. A clean cut from Trump is better for Desantis. Personally I doubt Trump has the humility to pledge his support for Desantis and beg for a pardon. Just not Trump. 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, ozimoron said:

He wouldn't get the donations he needs.

I’m not sure about that, I’ll consider sending a Dollar if he goes up against the GOP, I might even make it $2.

[Chomper Higgot]

So let’s quit with the pretense that the GOP aren’t praying for the DOJ to take Trump out of the equation.

 

So much easier than facing the fact that this is a mess of their own making.

 

They had two chances to convict him in impeachment and twice declined  the gift in their hand.

 

 

 

 

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Desantis accepting Trump’s support for 2024 comes with bags of risks. He will be perceived by the general population as subscribing to Trumpism politics of election denialism, anti trade and anti immigrants which have cost the GOP to lose 3 elections. It will not heal the fractures in the party. A clean cut from Trump is better for Desantis. Personally I doubt Trump has the humility to pledge his support for Desantis and beg for a pardon. Just not Trump. 

Too late, DeSantis has made a reputation of being more MAGA than Trump and is only waiting for Trump to be indicted. DeSantis won't be the nominee because his shtick won't fly outside of Magaland any more than Trump's did.

[klauskunkel]

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Trump Appears To Float Third-Party Threat If GOP Won't Back Him

That's no threat, it's a blessing to all mankind.

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, gargamon said:

Sounds a lot like all the threats coming out of Putin.

 

Please Donald, do this. Split the Republican vote and guarantee some sanity in the future with Democrats guaranteed to be running things.

My biggest fear with regard to '24 is that he will split the vote an allow a Democrat to win the White House.

Hopefully his children will persuade him to let it go. I doubt anyone else can.

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, ningnong said:

It's been suggested he might try this ploy. Threaten to split the party then later back another republican candidate (DeSantis?) with a guarantee of presidential pardon when elected.

Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.

[ozimoron]

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.

It's logical. He knows he needs a pardon now to stay out of jail. He knows he won't win, he's not even campaigning.

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.

Nothing your hero the Donald does is a conspiracy theory, it's all the truth according to Trumps Maga followers.

[Chomper Higgot]

7 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

My biggest fear with regard to '24 is that he will split the vote an allow a Democrat to win the White House.

Hopefully his children will persuade him to let it go. I doubt anyone else can.

Starting the New Year with a crisis of faith isn’t a good look.

[ozimoron]

11 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

My biggest fear with regard to '24 is that he will split the vote an allow a Democrat to win the White House.

Hopefully his children will persuade him to let it go. I doubt anyone else can.

If Trump stands Biden wins. History has shown that.

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1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

Too late, DeSantis has made a reputation of being more MAGA than Trump and is only waiting for Trump to be indicted. DeSantis won't be the nominee because his shtick won't fly outside of Magaland any more than Trump's did.

Well, it does fly very well among Republicans. I see no reason why Desantis or someone like him won't win the nomination.

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16 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

If Trump stands Biden wins. History has shown that.

The election was quite close in terms of electoral college battlegrounds.

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Well, it does fly very well among Republicans. I see no reason why Desantis or someone like him won't win the nomination.

I don't believe that's true. MAGA candidates fared much worse than other Republican candidates in the mid terms,