'Yawn': NYT says 'more than 100' Republicans are preparing to threaten to leave the party if unspecified changes are not made

Greg P. | 8:48 AM on May 12, 2021

This is literally LOL funny:

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. https://t.co/K6ANeMEO7Z

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 11, 2021

“More than 100” you say? How will the GOP ever recover from this:

More than 100?! https://t.co/OqLAQNdZJB pic.twitter.com/JVRgLsqxjb

— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) May 12, 2021

This group of unnamed Republicans is reportedly being led by “Anonymous” Miles Taylor:

Mr. Taylor declined to name the signers. Reuters reported earlier that the former governors Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania and Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey will sign it, as will former Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters and former Representatives Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Barbara Comstock of Virginia, Reid Ribble of Wisconsin and Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma.

Mr. Taylor declined on Tuesday to reveal the specific changes that the coalition was planning to demand of the Republican Party in its statement.

In other words, “yawn”:

Yawn.

This is being organized by Miles Taylor, the same guy who pretended to be a “senior administration official” anonymously attacking the Trump administration from the inside.

Amazing the NYT is giving him coverage without seeing his list of signers first. https://t.co/gI7wovcDBr

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) May 12, 2021

And good riddance:

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out https://t.co/l3H6lyYriN

— Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain) May 12, 2021

What’s funny is that “even if such a third party existed, it would siphon more votes from Dems than Trump Rs”:

Just a few problems here…

1) GOP not going to “make changes”2) The market for this kind of effort consists of more retired R officials than actual voters
3) Even if such a third party existed, it would siphon more votes from Dems than Trump Rs https://t.co/MKQCot3pIc

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) May 12, 2021

Former Obama adviser Tim Fullerton agrees that a third party would do more damage to Dems than the GOP:

Appreciate the effort here, but there are no people listed here who matter.

And if you want to make a real difference – become Democrats. Because all creating a third party does siphon votes from Dem candidates. https://t.co/kcOlooLOpt

— Tim Fullerton (@TimFullerton) May 12, 2021

And we don’t agree with Oliver Willis often, but this does appear to be a future “meeting of people in an MSNBC green room”:

This is a meeting of people in an msnbc green room. They have no constituency, no real support. Trump is GOP, GOP is Trump. That’s it.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) May 12, 2021

Yep. It’s all for the cameras and THEIR media futures:

Will get a ton of air time. Can’t imagine more than a handful of elected republicans will pay it any mind https://t.co/ZC55B2TJex

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 12, 2021

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