Jim Webb Thinks We Need an Independent President Whose Name Is Probably Jim Webb
Former Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb, who once killed a man, seems to be getting mighty close to re-entering the race as an independent candidate. On Saturday, Webb penned a strong-fisted tweet seeming to signify an impending run. The tweet linked to a donation page to his campaign.
Join us this weekend to #DeclareYourIndependence from the 2-party system! https://t.co/e5YzAbyG0r #WebbNation pic.twitter.com/GsC9kA1E2a
— Jim Webb (@JimWebbUSA) October 31, 2015
On Friday, Webb penned an op-ed for The Washington Post with the headline, “America needs an independent presidential candidate.” That candidate, according to Jim Webb, is probably Jim Webb:
I am in the process of deciding whether to mount such a campaign. Clearly, the need for another option grows stronger and more apparent by the day.
A run would likely end in smoke — the last non-Democrat nor Republican president was Millard Fillmore of the Whig Party in 1850.
But who knows? Perhaps Webb, as an independent, will seem more likable and less creepy. And hopefully, as an independent, Webb will get a little more of the respect he deserves.
