More Than 100 Republicans Are Threatening to Form a Third Party if the GOP Does Not Make Certain Changes |
Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=59417"><span class="small">Zach Montague, The New York Times</span></a> |
Wednesday, 12 May 2021 12:45 |
Montague writes: "More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes, according to an organizer of the effort."
More Than 100 Republicans Are Threatening to Form a Third Party if the GOP Does Not Make Certain Changes12 May 21
The statement is expected to take aim at former President Donald J. Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have deemed unconscionable. “When in our democratic republic, forces of conspiracy, division, and despotism arise, it is the patriotic duty of citizens to act collectively in defense of liberty and justice,” reads the preamble to the full statement, which is expected to be released on Thursday. |