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Can Romney Save Us From Trump?
politico.com ^ | 9/15/15 | Matt Latimer

Posted on 09/15/2015 5:02:57 PM PDT by cotton1706

In a tastefully furnished conference room somewhere in the nation’s capital, leaders of the GOP establishment are popping antacids and shaking their heads. Donald Trump is the face of their party now — and there’s no stopping him.

In the latest CNN poll, his lead has grown, due to increased support among two groups they assumed would grow to hate him: Republican women and college graduates. Every candidate challenging The Donald has seen his numbers drop. Ben Carson may be next over his rather dubious decision to attack Trump on illegal immigration — the issue that propelled Trump to first place in the first place.

If only there were someone out there who could appeal to establishment voters, but also engender support from the rank and file. An outsider who has never worked in Washington. Someone with some “high energy,” without the need for caffeine.

Bet they all wish they’d been a little nicer to Mitt Romney now.

When the former Republican nominee first mused about entering the 2016 race, way back in January, he received a harsher welcome than the Apple Pencil. Nasty editorials. Anonymous quotes. Condemnation from pundits who used to champion him. Dismissive comments from donors.

Now these same Romney bashers would be the first to climb to the top of the tallest building on K Street and light up the Bat Signal for him. Or to use another analogy, Obi-Wan Ke-Romney, you’re their only hope.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; elections; romney2016; tds; trump2016
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Their latest Bob Dole doesn't seem to be working out so they're looking to their latest Tom Dewey. Yeah, that's the ticket to victory!!
1 posted on 09/15/2015 5:02:57 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Just like McCain saved us from Obi.


2 posted on 09/15/2015 5:04:28 PM PDT by donozark (Hillary Clinton: Queen of Mean-ah.)
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To: cotton1706
They've tried everyone but John Wick.

You know, the boogeyman they send to kill the boogeyman?

3 posted on 09/15/2015 5:04:50 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: cotton1706
Matthew N. Latimer is an American lawyer who has served in a variety of appointments during George W. Bush's presidency.

A fracking Bushie GOPe.

Burn in hell, Matt.

4 posted on 09/15/2015 5:05:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (Maya: "Liberalism Is What Smart Looks Like to Stupid People")
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To: cotton1706

They still hate Romney for being a loser but they hate Trump more and need to stop him now.


5 posted on 09/15/2015 5:05:39 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: cotton1706

“Now these same Romney bashers would be the first to climb to the top of the tallest building on K Street and light up the Bat Signal for him. Or to use another analogy, Obi-Wan Ke-Romney, you’re their only hope.”

Maybe theres more to this in the remainder of the article?

Bashers now looking for rescue?? well ..That seems a bit strange


6 posted on 09/15/2015 5:05:51 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: cotton1706

Oh please. Can’t the GOPe quit dredging the bottom of the pond? They already tried McLame, Senior Yeb, and others including Romnutts twice.


7 posted on 09/15/2015 5:05:54 PM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: cotton1706

Getting desperate and scared, aren’t they.

Go Trump. You are disrupting the good old boy’s political machines.

Be safe. Godspeed.


8 posted on 09/15/2015 5:07:26 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: cotton1706

No. He can save us from winning though.


9 posted on 09/15/2015 5:07:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: cotton1706
who could appeal to establishment voters, but also engender support from the rank and file

Hey Matt, that for sure isn't Romney. He had his chance and blew it.

10 posted on 09/15/2015 5:07:54 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: LS

Castles in the air, better than sand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTqi7iEZEWA


11 posted on 09/15/2015 5:08:21 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: cotton1706

Bob Dole would stand a better chance than Romney. Dole was wounded in WWII and didn’t invent RomneyCare/ObamaCare.


12 posted on 09/15/2015 5:08:35 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: cotton1706
The GOPe think that it is their right to select candidates for us.

James Wilson was the Founder who reasoned that every citizen should have a hand in the selection of the president.

The selection was not designed for an elite group.

The Republican establishment consultants and kingmakers all full of $#!+.

13 posted on 09/15/2015 5:09:04 PM PDT by Slyfox (Will no one rid us of this meddlesome president?)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Why not just do a weekend at Bernie’s with Dole? How many of these Loser Retreads are they going to attempt to trot out?


14 posted on 09/15/2015 5:09:13 PM PDT by conservativejoy (We Can Elect Ted Cruz! Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God!)
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To: kiryandil

Reading just the excerpt, I’m wondering if he’s not poking fun at the small, small group who now think Mitt is the anti-Trump potion.


15 posted on 09/15/2015 5:09:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Bobby_Taxpayer

Romney? I better find my barf bag.


16 posted on 09/15/2015 5:09:27 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: cotton1706; stephenjohnbanker

You know, I seem to remember someone saying Mitt wasnt over. I remember hearing someone say that the media would push him when the others failed.

I remember the romneybots defending their votes and telling that person he was nuts and it was in the past and to let it go. They railed him pretty good. Called him everything but a white man. One even said people like that should be shot on an FR thread.

And yet here we are. That guy sure is right alot. Wish I could remember who it was...


17 posted on 09/15/2015 5:09:54 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart ("The road is long...and I must poop." - Volarian Lionheart/Hero of the people)
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To: cotton1706

Romney = left-wing TRUMP......
Trump. = right wing Romney.....

To those that do not know the difference...
Answer there isn’t any..


18 posted on 09/15/2015 5:10:27 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: LS
Lattimer needs a hot date with Sergeant Donny Donowitz.

I don't see a farthing's worth of difference between Nazi apparatchiks, and GOPe apparatchiks...

See Rick Wilson's comment about Annie Coulter.

19 posted on 09/15/2015 5:10:42 PM PDT by kiryandil (Maya: "Liberalism Is What Smart Looks Like to Stupid People")
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To: Fungi

Neurotics build castles in the air. Psychotics live in them.


20 posted on 09/15/2015 5:10:51 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart ("The road is long...and I must poop." - Volarian Lionheart/Hero of the people)
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