Supporters of Donald Trump have filed paperwork with Texas? secretary of state that would allow the real estate magnate to get on the ballot in the Lone Star State, conservative Internet website The Blaze reported late Sunday.
The Blaze reports that Trump acknowledged the filing in a statement released late Sunday.
?I am aware and flattered by this filing by my supporters in Texas,? Trump said in a statement. ?I have not authorized anyone to act on my behalf and am not a candidate for president at this time. I will not, however,?rule out a third-party candidacy if the Republicans nominate a candidate who cannot defeat Obama and I recently changed my party registration in New York state to preserve my legal option to appear on the ballot in all 50 states if I do decide to run.?
The leaks to The Blaze ? which is closely associated with controversial talk-show host Glenn Beck, who questioned President Barack Obama?s birth certificate and claimed Obama is racist and a closet communist ? could indicate the ideological tenor that a Trump presidential campaign might take. During an earlier flirtation with a White House bid last summer, Trump repeatedly questioned if? Obama was born in the United States.
Politifact gave ?birther? claims like Trump?s a ?Pants on Fire? rating.
Since then, Trump has been wined and dined by several Republican presidential candidates who have been seeking his endorsement. At one point, he was even scheduled to moderate a Republican presidential debate, which was canceled after only two candidates said they would attend.
Any third-party candidate attempting to get on the ballot in Texas would have to secure almost 50,000 signatures from Texans over the course of about a month. Trump?s supporters filed paperwork that would allow him to run under the ?Make America Great Again Party? banner, a possible violation of the state?s election code, which states that a third party?s name can not exceed three words.
Source: http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/topheadlines/~3/9sFwsG17GHg/
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