QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 11:37 A.M. ET:  As I've noted, I've never seen a presidential year in which there was such dislike of the leading candidates.  David French, of NRO, makes the argument that we need a third choice.  His choice is Mitt Romney, but the same quote can be made about a number of others.  From NRO:

I understand why Mitt wouldn’t want to run. He’s lost twice, running for president is grueling at best, and the vitriol of 2016 makes 2012 look like a gentlemen’s debating club. He would be savaged and vilified by the progressive left and by Trump’s ragged coalition of working-class white voters and Vichy Republicans. He’d be blamed for hurting Trump if Clinton won. For Mitt Romney, there is little upside.

For the nation, however, there is little downside. If either Trump or Clinton win, America loses. A third-party Romney bid would introduce the chance of a different outcome, giving millions of Americans the important option to choose a man of integrity as their president. It’s not just politically important that voters have at least one honest choice, and that parents can tell their children that they stood against the debasement of American politics and the bankruptcy of our national character; it’s culturally critical.

And...

For millions of Americans, the race for the White House is a choice between the two most-disliked, least-honest politicians in the United States. But there’s still time for a better option. No one else is stepping up to risk his political future, Mitt. The country you love needs you now more than ever.

COMMENT:  Well said.  We may not all agree with French's particular choice, but his argument for a third choice is powerful and correct.  I have always believed in the two-party system and, until this year, have never favored third candidates.  As I said, until this year.

May 24, 2016