Anti-Trump conservatives meet to plot ways to keep him from the nomination
Conservatives united in their fear of Donald Trump becoming the Republican nominee met in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to brainstorm ways to prevent the frontrunner from securing the nomination.
The meeting was organized by several conservatives, including commentator Erick Erickson and Christian leader Bob Fischer, with the invitation announcing its goal was "to strategize how to defeat Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, and if he is the Republican nominee for president, to offer a true conservative candidate in the general election."
The meeting lasted about four hours, and after it was over, the group released a statement calling on all of the failed Republican candidates to come together against Trump for a "unity ticket." The statement mentioned they aren't against a contested convention and "intend to keep our options open as to other avenues to oppose Donald Trump," possibly referring to a third-party candidacy, The Associated Press reports. While most of the attendees support Ted Cruz, the group didn't formally endorse Cruz or John Kasich.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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