Romney Tries to Recruit Kasich, Ben Sasse for Third Party Run Against Trump

Donald Trump has become the presumptive GOP presidential candidate after both his rivals dropped out of the race, but a number of Republicans are working on a hail Mary.

Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential nominee, speaks during the Republican National Committee's winter meeting aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, on Jan. 16, 2015. AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File

Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP presidential candidate after both his rivals dropped out of the race, but a number of Republicans are working on a hail Mary.

The most notable member of this group is the 2012 GOP candidate Mitt Romney, who has reportedly solicited potential third-party runs from a number of Republicans in office, including John Kasich and Nebraska senator Ben Sasse. 

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