Democrat Jim Webb's Third Party Presidential Campaign? - Granite Grok

Democrat Jim Webb’s Third Party Presidential Campaign?

Bloomberg | Since dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination, Webb has continued to maintain his Webb2016 website, which he has updated with posts about the possibilities of an independent run. On Twitter, he and his fans have been promoting a #WebbNation hashtag.

A run by Webb, who often manages his own social media accounts and has also used them recently to promote a petition in favor of his run and to deliver kudos to Bernie Sanders in his battles with the Democratic National Committee (“nothing more than an arm for the Clinton campaign,” Webb tweeted), could further complicate the already unpredictable 2016 election.

The more socialist Sanders is very popular among the Democrat primary base in New Hampshire. But state party leadership is almost exclusively beholden to the Clinton’s. That makes the Webb third-party threat look like the wedge between them, driven by discontent with the National party process.

Pass the popcorn.

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