 Desperate Republicans Meet With Romney To Discuss Independent RunOn Thursday, failed 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with William Kristol. Kristol, considered an influential voice on the right, is leading the effort to draft an independent candidate to challenge the party s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump.According to The Washington Post, Kristol and Romney met privately at the J.W. Marriott hotel in Washington to discuss the possibility of Romney entering the race as a third-party candidate.Kristol confirmed the  little meeting  during a phone interview with The Washington Post on Friday, saying: He came pretty close to being elected president, so I thought he may consider doing it, especially since he has been very forthright in explaining why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should not be president of the United States. The Washington Post reports that Kristol has been desperately seeking  a prominent political or military figure who could be drafted into the general-election contest,  in hopes of stopping Donald Trump.Kristol previously attempted to draft retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, who turned down the proposition.According to statements made by Romney later on Thursday, the former candidate said he is not interested in launching an independent run, however he appeared to wholeheartedly support the idea.The Washington Examiner reports that Romney said: I m certainly going to be hoping that we find someone who I have my confidence in who becomes nominee. I don t intend on supporting either of the major-party candidates at this point. He continued, saying: I am dismayed at where we are now, I wish we had better choices, and I keep hoping that somehow things will get better, and I just don t see an easy answer from where we are. No Republicans, there really is  no easy answer  from where you are. Where you are is totally screwed.There is no super-hero Republican  political or military figure  who is going to save the GOP from the monster it created. Even if there was, it certainly wouldn t be Mitt Romney, who was already trounced by Democrats in 2012.Lest we forget, the 2016 primary season began with 22 Republican candidates.The candidates included a long list of Republican  all-stars : Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jim Gilmore, Rand Paul, George Pataki, Lindsey Graham, Scott Walker, Jack Fellure, Andy Martin, Dennis Michael Lynch, Mark Everson, Jimmy McMillan and of course, Donald Trump. Needless to say, none of the other 21 primary candidates managed to stop Donald Trump.The fact that Republicans are now hoping against hope that somehow Mitt Romney can save the Republican party from certain death is almost comical.The Republican base clearly doesn t want another candidate. If they did, they could have picked any one of the 21 other morons who entered the 2016 primary race.Sadly, they want Donald Trump. Sadder still, they want Trump because his politics of hate aptly represent the dregs of society that the right-wing has been recruiting into the party for decades.Image credit: John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesNews
desperate republicans meet with romney to discuss independent non thursday failed presidential candidate mitt romney met william bristol bristol considered influential voice right leading effort draft independent candidate challenge party presumptive nominee donald the washington post bristol romney met privately marriott hotel washington discuss possibility romney entering race confirmed little meeting phone interview the washington post friday saying he came pretty close elected president i thought may consider especially since fortnight explaining donald trump hillary clinton president united states the washington post reports bristol desperately seeking prominent political military figure could drafted contest hopes stopping donald previously attempted draft retired marine james mantis turned statements made romney later thursday former candidate said interested launching independent run however appeared wholeheartedly support washington examiner reports romney said i certainly going hoping find someone i confidence becomes nominee i intend supporting either candidates point he continued saying i dismayed i wish better choices i keep hoping somehow things get better i see easy answer no republicans really easy answer where totally republican political military figure going save gop monster created even certainly mitt romney already rounded democrats forget primary season began republican candidates included long list republican rick sanatorium ben carson bobby final carly firing mike huckabee rick perry jeb bush chris christie john basic ted cruz marco rubio jim galore rand paul george partake lindsay graham scott walker jack feature andy martin dennis michael lynch mark everton jimmy mcmillan course donald trump needless say none primary candidates managed stop donald fact republicans hoping hope somehow mitt romney save republican party certain death almost republican base clearly want another candidate if could picked one moons entered primary want donald trump ladder still want trump politics hate aptly represent drugs society recruiting party credit john boston globe via petty imagenes
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  Desperate Republicans Meet With Romney To Discuss Independent RunOn Thursday, failed 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with William Kristol. Kristol, considered an influential voice on the right, is leading the effort to draft an independent candidate to challenge the party s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump.According to The Washington Post, Kristol and Romney met privately at the J.W. Marriott hotel in Washington to discuss the possibility of Romney entering the race as a third-party candidate.Kristol confirmed the  little meeting  during a phone interview with The Washington Post on Friday, saying: He came pretty close to being elected president, so I thought he may consider doing it, especially since he has been very forthright in explaining why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should not be president of the United States. The Washington Post reports that Kristol has been desperately seeking  a prominent political or military figure who could be drafted into the general-election contest,  in hopes of stopping Donald Trump.Kristol previously attempted to draft retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis, who turned down the proposition.According to statements made by Romney later on Thursday, the former candidate said he is not interested in launching an independent run, however he appeared to wholeheartedly support the idea.The Washington Examiner reports that Romney said: I m certainly going to be hoping that we find someone who I have my confidence in who becomes nominee. I don t intend on supporting either of the major-party candidates at this point. He continued, saying: I am dismayed at where we are now, I wish we had better choices, and I keep hoping that somehow things will get better, and I just don t see an easy answer from where we are. No Republicans, there really is  no easy answer  from where you are. Where you are is totally screwed.There is no super-hero Republican  political or military figure  who is going to save the GOP from the monster it created. Even if there was, it certainly wouldn t be Mitt Romney, who was already trounced by Democrats in 2012.Lest we forget, the 2016 primary season began with 22 Republican candidates.The candidates included a long list of Republican  all-stars : Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, John Kasich, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jim Gilmore, Rand Paul, George Pataki, Lindsey Graham, Scott Walker, Jack Fellure, Andy Martin, Dennis Michael Lynch, Mark Everson, Jimmy McMillan and of course, Donald Trump. Needless to say, none of the other 21 primary candidates managed to stop Donald Trump.The fact that Republicans are now hoping against hope that somehow Mitt Romney can save the Republican party from certain death is almost comical.The Republican base clearly doesn t want another candidate. If they did, they could have picked any one of the 21 other morons who entered the 2016 primary race.Sadly, they want Donald Trump. Sadder still, they want Trump because his politics of hate aptly represent the dregs of society that the right-wing has been recruiting into the party for decades.Image credit: John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: desperate republicans meet with romney to discuss independent non thursday failed presidential candidate mitt romney met william bristol bristol considered influential voice right leading effort draft independent candidate challenge party presumptive nominee donald the washington post bristol romney met privately marriott hotel washington discuss possibility romney entering race confirmed little meeting phone interview the washington post friday saying he came pretty close elected president i thought may consider especially since fortnight explaining donald trump hillary clinton president united states the washington post reports bristol desperately seeking prominent political military figure could drafted contest hopes stopping donald previously attempted draft retired marine james mantis turned statements made romney later thursday former candidate said interested launching independent run however appeared wholeheartedly support washington examiner reports romney said i certainly going hoping find someone i confidence becomes nominee i intend supporting either candidates point he continued saying i dismayed i wish better choices i keep hoping somehow things get better i see easy answer no republicans really easy answer where totally republican political military figure going save gop monster created even certainly mitt romney already rounded democrats forget primary season began republican candidates included long list republican rick sanatorium ben carson bobby final carly firing mike huckabee rick perry jeb bush chris christie john basic ted cruz marco rubio jim galore rand paul george partake lindsay graham scott walker jack feature andy martin dennis michael lynch mark everton jimmy mcmillan course donald trump needless say none primary candidates managed stop donald fact republicans hoping hope somehow mitt romney save republican party certain death almost republican base clearly want another candidate if could picked one moons entered primary want donald trump ladder still want trump politics hate aptly represent drugs society recruiting party credit john boston globe via petty imagenes