Weld was Gov of MA when I lived there, and he was the last decent Gov the state had. Being a NE Republican, he’s far left for anyone in the GOP, but the nation could do a lot worse than Weld. Being the loonie left in the DNC are hell bent on handing Trump another win on a silver platter, I don’t think we have to worry about Weld at this time is my guess as things stand now. I do think Weld will bring valuable debate issues and points to the party, which may at least help keep things on the rails. But no, he’s no Libertarian, that’s for damn sure.
The first Republican to primary the president is an ex-Libertarian worried about debt, divisiveness, and decorum.
Bill Weld, the 73-year-old former federal prosecutor, two-term governor of Massachusetts, and 2016 vice presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party, announced Monday afternoon on CNN that he is officially running for president in the Republican primary against incumbent Donald Trump.
“I really think if we have six more years of the same stuff we’ve had out of the White House the last two years, that would be a political tragedy, and I would fear for the republic,” Weld told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “So I would be ashamed of myself if I didn’t raise my hand and run.”
In an announcement press release, Weld called himself a “Reagan Republican” who “knows that America can still be that ‘shining city on a hill.'”He declared that “it is time to return to the principles of Lincoln—equality, dignity, and opportunity for all,” and stressed such non-Trumpian themes as “the rule of law, a free and open press, and America’s global leadership.” The accompanying campaign video touted among other things Weld’s record as a “crime fighter,” while leaving his Libertarian adventure of 2016-2018 unmentioned.
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