# Bill Kristol's "Independent Candidate" - who will it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 30, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048 "2016-05-30T01:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048/121 "2016-06-06T19:56:35Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > well said…she’s only vocally going along with the deal to not alienate Obama or too many anti-war types, which woulda brought in Biden. Had she not gone along, Biden would be in the race right now. That’s an interesting point of view. So I assume you’re an advisor close to Biden? Or just telepathic? ---
**Author:** ![DerekMichaels00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048/122 "2016-06-06T21:58:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > That’s an interesting point of view. So I assume you’re an advisor close to Biden? Or just telepathic? why else would Hillary have supported a deal that has had [terrible polling](http://www.people-press.org/2015/09/08/support-for-iran-nuclear-agreement-falls/) [numbers](http://www.gallup.com/poll/189272/after-nuclear-deal-views-iran-remain-dismal.aspx) [since](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/269667-americans-oppose-iran-nuclear-deal-2-1-poll)[it was announced?](http://www.pollingreport.com/iran.htm) Not to mention that its announcement coincided with the heaviest Biden speculation out there. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048/123 "2016-06-06T22:02:58Z")
So you don’t actually know what Biden was thinking re: running, other than what he said in the statement giving his reasons for not running. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048/124 "2016-06-07T18:22:21Z")
[David French says the Trump campaign threatened his wife.](http://gawker.com/david-french-donald-trumps-campaign-threatened-my-wife-1781022021?) ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048/125 "2016-06-07T18:30:08Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [David French says the Trump campaign threatened his wife.](http://gawker.com/david-french-donald-trumps-campaign-threatened-my-wife-1781022021?) Yes, just like how Saddam Hussein was threatening America. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048/126 "2016-06-07T19:31:27Z")
> [@DerekMichaels00](#): > > **why else** would Hillary have supported a deal that has had [terrible polling](http://www.people-press.org/2015/09/08/support-for-iran-nuclear-agreement-falls/) [numbers](http://www.gallup.com/poll/189272/after-nuclear-deal-views-iran-remain-dismal.aspx) [since](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/269667-americans-oppose-iran-nuclear-deal-2-1-poll)[it was announced?](http://www.pollingreport.com/iran.htm) Not to mention that its announcement coincided with the heaviest Biden speculation out there. Maybe for another reason? Do you actually reason like this consistently? Jesus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-kristols-independent-candidate-who-will-it-be/756048.md?page=6)