(04-15-2019 10:33 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  I get it that Weld’s agenda is to weaken Trump as much as possible, any way possible. That’s fair.

What I don’t get is, how is Weld’s candidacy going to inflict any actual, real-world damage on Trump? When Weld rolls home with 7% or whatever in New Hampshire (and less than that everywhere else), what is the political media going to say?

that's what dipshites do....they can't get enough of line 4....they crAve it...

(04-15-2019 10:33 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  I get it that Weld’s agenda is to weaken Trump as much as possible, any way possible. That’s fair.
What I don’t get is, how is Weld’s candidacy going to inflict any actual, real-world damage on Trump? When Weld rolls home with 7% or whatever in New Hampshire (and less than that everywhere else), what is the political media going to say?

I actually liked Weld at one time. But I can't say that I have continued to like him.

(04-15-2019 09:03 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(04-15-2019 08:24 PM)q5sys Wrote:  "Globalist Liberaltarian"

I assume you mean Globalist Libertarian... Im not commenting on the misspelling... but what exactly is a Globalist Libertarian?

Globalist: A person who wants a single centralized world 'government' and is opposed to national sovereignty and self-governance.

Libertarian: A person who like small government and personal freedom and liberty.

How exactly do those go together?

Check out Weld's stance on the issues. Not just what he says, but throughout his career. He's flipped and flopped on issues more than a Cirque du Soleil acrobat.

The only "libertarian" ideals he supports are open borders and isolationism.

He is a huge supporter of the UN, and was part of a Council on Foreign Relations panel that pushed for the North American version of the EU that would control our immigration, trade, and customs.

He's an outspoken gun control proponent, calling AR-15's "weapons of mass destruction" and saying that pistols are even worse. He's also pushed for "assault" weapons bans and limits on the number of firearms that can be owned as Governor.

He's an environazi who tried to get the EPA to implement both stricter than existing smog regulations and an electric car mandate as Governor of Massachusetts.

Please run as a GOPer. The right will laugh him off the stage.

I like Weld. But his inclusion on the LP ticket in 2016 was a curious one, and I understood why it rankled the purists of the party. That said, he's very well-spoken, articulate, and savvy in front of cameras. In other words, the opposite of his old running mate Gary Johnson.

Simply put he's a moderate 1970s-style New England Republican, and obviously not a dyed-in-the-wool conservative that would sweep Middle America off their feet (which is certainly why he was able to post sky high approval ratings while governor of blue Massachusetts).

A patchwork of ideological viewpoints that cross boundaries doesn't work so well in 2019. It's far more 'with us (party) or against us (party)' purity tests now in both major parties.