Tucker Carlson could derail the GOP's 2028 plans
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By Heather Digby Parton
Published on August 9, 2026.
Tucker Carlson, former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Joe Kent, former MAGA cultist who resigned as Donald Trump's director of counterterrorism, have proposed a 10-point manifesto for a third-party bid for president in 2028. These individuals, who are not part of the Republican Party, have reportedly visited Carlson's Maine estate to encourage him to run. This move could potentially derail the Republican National Party's plans for the next presidential election. However, third-third-party presidential bids in American politics often end up being spoilers for one of the two main parties, although they can influence both. Four third-affiliated campaigns have resulted in double-digit vote counts, including Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party in 1912 and George Wallace's in 1968.
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