Political commentators have been suggesting that at some point during the 2024 presidential election cycle, former President Donald Trump may pull a Charlie Crist — that is, he may withdraw from the Republican Party and run instead as an independent, third-party candidate.
But if he has any desire to preserve his legacy as perhaps the most effective and productive president in modern American history, he shouldn’t follow through with that.
Moreover, Trump should take all thoughts of a third-party run off the table if he has the love of country he claims. In fact, he may want to forget about 2024 altogether.
The threat of a third-party run wouldn’t be anything new for him. He did it more than once in his 2016 bid. As early as July 2015 The Hill brought the possibility up to then-candidate Trump.
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