Campaign Roundup: A ‘moderate’ third party?

Published September 15, 2011 4:00am ET



Yawn. It’s been a somewhat slow day on the campaign trail today. . . what better time to start a rumor about a third party candidate?

NBC’s Chuck Todd suggested today that if Perry wins the Republican nomination, then a more moderate third party would rise in protest.

“If Perry’s the nominee,” Todd said on ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser  radio show, “I think there’s going to be be a serious effort of some sort of moderate Republican linking up with a conservative Democrat of trying to run”

We think that this is highly unlikely and if so, a ‘moderate’ third party candidate would only hurt Obama, particularly if that third-party candidate was Michael Bloomberg.

Rick Perry:

Perry met with Donald Trump last night; no endorsement yet as Trump is waiting to see what Sarah Palin will do.

Meet the woman that helped influence Rick Perry’s HPV vaccination decision.

Mitt Romney:

Romney will join other top GOP candidates at Values Voter Summit

A new study claims that Romneycare cost Massachusetts more than 17,000 jobs

Ron Paul:

Barry Manilow likes Ron Paul: ‘I agree with just about everything he says,’ and Scott Conroy writes: Ron Paul: A Texas Thorn in Rick Perry’s Side

Michele Bachmann:

Michele Bachmann is in Arizona trying to highlight her tough positions on immigration by visiting Sherriff Joe while trying to shake free from her HPV gaffe.

While in Arizona, Bachmann had dinner with Cindy McCain.

Rick Santorum:

Catholic Online interviews Rick’s wife, Karen Santorum

Newt Gingrich:

Gingrich suggested the possibly offering citizenship to illegal immigrants who arrived as children to the United States

Herman Cain:

Cain published an op-ed in the Wall Street journal today revealing his economic plan.

Jon Huntsman:

Huntsman defends his Kurt Cobain joke.