Third Party

Bill Kristol: Republican Spoiler, Renegade Jew

While millions of Republican primary voters have chosen Donald Trump as the party’s nominee, Bill Kristol and a small but well-heeled group of Washington insiders are preparing a third party effort to block Trump’s path to the White House.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: The Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol (L) leads a discus

Donald Trump Signs RNC Pledge, Won’t Run as Third Party Candidate

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is asking every GOP candidate to sign a loyalty pledge, agreeing to support the Republican Party nominee and not run as a third party candidate. GOP frontrunner Donald Trump signed the pledge Thursday afternoon, hours after fellow GOP candidate Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) signed it.

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Should Republicans Pledge Not to Run Third Party?

This isn’t to say that Donald Trump is right; he’s not. It’s to say that all the other Republican candidates are wrong. Every Republican candidate should have raised his hand when asked who would not blindly support the eventual Republican nominee.

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