Justin Amash doesn't rule out 2020 bid for president as Libertarian candidate:
"Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., on Sunday left open the possibility of a challenge against President Trump for the White House in 2020 as a candidate for the Libertarian Party....
"'I'd never rule anything out,' Amash, a self-identified libertarian, told CNN. 'That's not on my radar right now, but I think that it is important that we have someone in there who is presenting a vision for America that is different from what these two parties are presenting.'
"Amash, 38, who has served in Congress since 2011, condemned the legislative branch on Sunday for being 'totally broken' since lawmakers 'can't debate things in a clear way anymore' given the 'wild amount of partisan rhetoric on both sides.'
"'Everything has become, do you like President Trump or do you not like President Trump?' he said. 'And I think that we need to return to basic American principles, talk about what we have in common as a people because I believe we have a lot in common as Americans, and try to move forward together rather than fighting each other all the time.'
"Amash, who didn't endorse Trump in 2016, this month broke with the majority of congressional Republicans over the administration's national border emergency, co-sponsoring the joint resolution introduced in the House that could overturn the president's declaration.
"In January, Amash warned the Libertarian Party of the risks inherent in nominating a 'squishy Republican'....
"' I think an ideal third-party candidate, especially a Libertarian Party candidate — that's what I'll talk about — I think the ideal candidate has to be very libertarian, because if you're running in the Libertarian Party, you better be a libertarian,' he said at LibertyCon in Washington, D.C., according to Reason. 'But it has to be a person who is persuasive to other people, can bring Republicans and Democrats on board, or bring a large part of the electorate on board, because you can't just appeal to diehard libertarians and win the election.'"
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"Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., on Sunday left open the possibility of a challenge against President Trump for the White House in 2020 as a candidate for the Libertarian Party....
"'I'd never rule anything out,' Amash, a self-identified libertarian, told CNN. 'That's not on my radar right now, but I think that it is important that we have someone in there who is presenting a vision for America that is different from what these two parties are presenting.'
"Amash, 38, who has served in Congress since 2011, condemned the legislative branch on Sunday for being 'totally broken' since lawmakers 'can't debate things in a clear way anymore' given the 'wild amount of partisan rhetoric on both sides.'
"'Everything has become, do you like President Trump or do you not like President Trump?' he said. 'And I think that we need to return to basic American principles, talk about what we have in common as a people because I believe we have a lot in common as Americans, and try to move forward together rather than fighting each other all the time.'
"Amash, who didn't endorse Trump in 2016, this month broke with the majority of congressional Republicans over the administration's national border emergency, co-sponsoring the joint resolution introduced in the House that could overturn the president's declaration.
"In January, Amash warned the Libertarian Party of the risks inherent in nominating a 'squishy Republican'....
"' I think an ideal third-party candidate, especially a Libertarian Party candidate — that's what I'll talk about — I think the ideal candidate has to be very libertarian, because if you're running in the Libertarian Party, you better be a libertarian,' he said at LibertyCon in Washington, D.C., according to Reason. 'But it has to be a person who is persuasive to other people, can bring Republicans and Democrats on board, or bring a large part of the electorate on board, because you can't just appeal to diehard libertarians and win the election.'"
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