When Rep. Justin Amash broke with his Republican colleagues the other day and posted a 375-tweet thread on why President Trump should be impeached, a lot of people in the comments suggested Amash was just setting himself up for a run for president in 2020, possibly as a Libertarian.
So it’s no surprise that he’s now being urged to throw his hat into the ring, this time by Daily Beast senior columnist and CNN political commentator at CNN Matt Lewis.
We’d love to hear why Amash of all people should run as an alternative to conservatives who can’t abide Trump, but the content’s hidden behind a paywall, so these tweets will have to do:
Justin Amash for President: A Change Conservatives Can Believe In https://t.co/w3oQcWne6Q
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) May 29, 2019
Even with his solid judicial nominees and tax cuts, how in good conscience can a principled conservative support four more years for this president?
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) May 29, 2019
But it’s not like Democrats are that much better. Trump is so bad, the argument goes, that conservatives should simply reject a political philosophy we’ve embraced for our entire lives and endorse people who are diametrically opposed to our core beliefs…
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) May 29, 2019
People like me–center-right folks who can't pull the lever for Trump–deserve an option in the General Election. That's why I'm urging Justin Amash to run for president on a 3rd party ticket.
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) May 29, 2019
Call it a protest vote if you want but Amash is one of very few politicians today that I could support in good conscience. And the good news is that—because he has already demonstrated his moral courage—he might just be crazy enough to do it!
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) May 29, 2019
I’m ready to sign up. The draft movement starts here. Let’s make it happen.
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) May 29, 2019
We feel kind of bad for Bill Weld … everyone seems to have forgotten there already is someone primarying Trump. So Amash it is then?
LOL.
— Proud Deplorable (@HKirsh1) May 29, 2019
OHHHH! Is that what he’s doing? It all makes sense now….
— Beto’s Blue Shirt (@reverendkoosh) May 29, 2019
That was quick..
— Problematic Influencer (@BridgesConnor) May 29, 2019
And…we have to pay to read your article. #HardPass #MAGA
— Jen (@TN_SmartGirl) May 29, 2019
So sad this is behind a paywall ?
— Brad Polumbo (@brad_polumbo) May 29, 2019
Crack:
The drug people who believe in Amash believe in.
— Seton Motley (@SetonMotley) May 29, 2019
TDS really got you, Matt. 🙁
— Jim DeArras (@jmdearras) May 29, 2019
Yes. Someone nobody likes! Total gridlock!
— Frog (@JohnnyFroggg) May 29, 2019
The eyebrows alone means he can't be trusted.
— K.A.D (@campusevangel) May 29, 2019
Does he actually need glasses or is he pulling a Rick Perry and wearing them to make us think he's smart? ?
— Defining My New Normal (@cjackx2) May 29, 2019
You just chase every little shiny object that comes in view…as with most people Amash is not just this one thing.
— Elaine Ramey (@ErrameyRamey) May 29, 2019
Have fun with his foreign policy
— Con (@Varangian_con) May 29, 2019
His ideas on immigration are horrible.
— Lance Brown (@The_Lance_11B) May 29, 2019
I'll vote for my dead grandma first…
— Steve Henderson (@CanicaSteve) May 29, 2019
#LookatmeLookatme pic.twitter.com/buPsgL3izW
— ClemsonTigers2018 (@Clemson02826539) May 29, 2019
He's not a Conservative.
— Chris (@politics_chris) May 29, 2019
He is a libertarian, not a conservative. Most of the GOP won't like his foreign and defense policy. But he will highlight the national debt and deficit, which too many are ignoring since Obama isn't president.
— James F. Libbe (@JamesFLibbe) May 29, 2019
We don't need any more genteel losers, thanks. #MAGA
— Ralph L Santovenia (@Joker961) May 29, 2019
Amash running as a Libertarian is simply a way to boost the chances of putting a liberal Democrat in the White House.
— Paine Don't Hurt (@PaineInTheNeck) May 29, 2019
The John Anderson for 2020!
— The Intersect (@mburm201) May 29, 2019
We’re old enough to remember John Anderson. Maybe he should step up and run again.
You wish. He’d get half of what Gary Johnson got.
— moar (@moarxbt) May 29, 2019
This is the kind of asininity Amash was banking on.
— Mike McD (@MickGMick) May 29, 2019
Oh Christ, he’s Kasich 2.1. He’s happy to trade resistance soundbites for CNN camera time.
— It Gets Worse (@NedScrumpleton) May 29, 2019
With CNN and MSNBC cheering him on. Tells me all I need to know.
— Ted Kasa (@TedKasa) May 29, 2019
So, have him run as a democrat, why not, everyone else is
— Wolf J. Flywheel (@rmcommhub) May 29, 2019
Ahh yes the “principled” virtue signaling of the right continues. Honestly this would make sense in 2016, but not 2020. Trumps achievements are far too great to throw away. I like tax cuts, judges, border security, and slashing regulations, and critisism of fake news media.
— Isaac Wiinanen (@iwiinanen) May 29, 2019
Being in the “principled” conservative club is tempting, but there’s something alluring about Trump’s ability to actually beat the Democrat nominee.
Related:
‘There’s your sign’: Alyssa Milano brought to tears by Rep. Justin Amash saying Trump ‘engaged in impeachable conduct’ https://t.co/MoyiZrGYII
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 20, 2019
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