Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Thrid-Party Option

Unit 3

Date of Article: March 2, 2016

Many Republicans aren't happy with the possible Republican candidate, Donald Trump. These voters want to be freed from the option of having to choose between the unacceptable Republican choice of Donald Trump, and Hilary Clinton. Rather than having the typical two-party system, Republican voters are nearly begging for an independent candidate or third party option. The article states, "While he has gained intense popularity on the right, Mr. Trump has alienated key blocks in the Republican coalition with his slash-and-burn campaign. For many, his initial refusal last weekend to disavow an endorsement from David Duke, the white supremacist, was a breaking point." Many powerful Republicans, including the senator of Nebraska and governor of Massachusetts confessed they will not be voting for Donald Trump. Marco Rubio's foreign policy advisor, Max Boot, said: "I would sooner vote for Josef Stalin than I would for Donald Trump."

In my opinion, as an individual who is not for Donald Trump, I do not want to be faced with the decision to choose between Trump and Clinton in the final election. Because of this decision, I feel that party de-alignment is beginning to form. I think the public would be better off if there was a thrid-party candidate to choose from. The media continues to portray Donald Trump as a powerful and popular leader, but the truth is that there are many that would do anything other than vote for him.

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/us/politics/anti-donald-trump-republicans-call-for-a-third-party-option.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0