D***** T**** Staffers Eye Third-Party Run

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In 2011, as was considering yet another White House run, he quietly changed his voter registration from a Republican to an independent. Publicly, the real estate mogul’s defection from the GOP was pitched as a protest against a roster of White House hopefuls he found unacceptable. Privately, and his advisers were laying the groundwork for a potential third-party presidential bid in 2012 that never materialized.

These days, is busy seeking the Republicans’ presidential nomination and preparing for the GOP’s first televised debate on Aug. 6. Yet, his advisers tell TIME, he is still considering a potential third-party bid. His advisers are consulting with veterans of Ross Perot’s 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns and examining state-by-state requirements to get on the ballot....

http://time.com/3972001/donald-trump-third-party/