— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 6, 2016
Robert Costa of the Washington Post reports:
NEWS: ROMNEY took the meeting… he met privately w/ Kristol on Thurs at JW Marriott in DC. Kristol urged Romney to consider indpnt bid…
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 6, 2016
Romney remains unwilling to run, per person close to him. But Kristol courted him. Said he should run or at least support bid, if it happens
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 6, 2016
Story will be posted on WashPost website soon… Kristol went on record to discuss…
— Robert Costa (@costareports) May 6, 2016
While Mark Halperin reports:
On WADR @BillKristol says after talking to @MittRomney at a DC fundraiser last night, Bill thinks Mitt might be open to running 3rd party
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) May 6, 2016
The Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol tweeted earlier in the day that he hoped Romney support for an independent bid could “jump start” the process:
Mitt's active support could help jump start an independent candidacy, both w/ resources and credibility. @BenSasse https://t.co/IVGjENTUJy
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 6, 2016
We’ll update this post once Costa’s article goes live.
UPDATE:
Mitt Romney met privately with William Kristol, who is leading the effort to draft an independent candidate https://t.co/CyqM3N1ukY
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 7, 2016
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