Libertarian VP Pick Bill Weld Vows to Actively Help Hillary Clinton Win the White House

Boston Globe:

While Weld insisted he still supports Johnson, he said he is now interested primarily in blocking Trump from winning the presidency and then potentially working with longtime Republican leaders such as Mitt Romney and Haley Barbour to create a new path for the party after the election.

So Bill Weld, who promised to be a “Libertarian for life,” is now actively campaigning for (if not explicitly endorsing–or did he?) a Democrat for U.S. President after which he will then help the Republicans rebuild their establishment wing.

[Weld] insisted he was not abandoning Johnson, although he signaled that bolting from the Libertarian Party might be a possibility in the future.

But funny how over the weekend Weld bolting was a “conspiracy theory pushed by nutjobs out to destroy the LP.”

Here’s the best:

At one point, Weld strategists researched Libertarian Party rules to see if it were possible for him to take over the top of the ticket. The rules state the vice presidential nominee automatically assumes the presidential spot if there is a vacancy. But Johnson, peeved at the suggestion, flatly rejected the idea.

So Johnson, faced with a coup and a guy who clearly only joined the LP ticket to be a spoiler for Trump, hasn’t fired the mutineer but only further endorsed him.  Sorry folks, but you just can’t defend Johnson while selectively excoriating Weld anymore in this.  Johnson picked Weld among better and actual libertarian choices.  That shouldn’t have been a surprise as Johnson’s not a libertarian either.