Mitt Romney ends recruiting efforts for an independent candidate

cnn.com ^ | Updated 3:01 PM ET, Wed May 18, 2016 | Eric Bradner and Jim Acosta, CNN

[Trumpinator]

Mitt Romney ends recruiting efforts for an independent candidate

By Eric Bradner and Jim Acosta, CNN

Updated 3:01 PM ET, Wed May 18, 2016

Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney won't launch a third-party presidential campaign of his own and has stopped trying to recruit somebody else to do it.

The 2012 Republican nominee had attempted to recruit a challenger to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. But prospects like Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse said no, and Romney is now dropping his efforts, a source familiar with Romney's thinking told CNN. The news was first reported by Yahoo News.

[Williams]

I will only give him a smidgen of credit for doing 50% of the right thing by stopping something he never should have started.

However as the previous nominee, he still should be damned to hell if he doesn’t support Trump.

[Will88]

Mitt, go enjoy your grandchildren and your money and leave the rest of us alone.

[SamAdams76]

Sorry Mitt. Looks like it's back to pumping gas.

[HamiltonJay]

Mitt, you had your shot and you frankly, blew it... showing up 4 years later trying to play spoiler is just silly. THe political class has just gone completely insane.

[Zathras]

He never asked me?
I was looking forward to burning his tail with a few naughty words.
Also I want my 2012 contribution back...

[McGruff]

Trump seems to be a forgiving guy, I’m not!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Romney ends his eight day campaign due to lack of interest.

[b4me]

haha!

so true! and funny :)

[Sidebar Moderator]

Don’t let the door hit you in the ass, O severely conservative one!

[nickcarraway]

This is a sham. Romney was never looking for any candidate.

[noiseman]

"Trump lied to me. Trump said I would get tired of winning. I am not tired of winning at all."

Best post of the day!

I'm rather enjoying "winning" myself. Looking forward to 8 years of it (and watching the "losing" to come for the other side will be just as sweet).

[who knows what evil?]

Mitt Romney won't launch a third-party presidential campaign of his own and has stopped trying to recruit somebody else to do it.

...andhow do we know he isn't lying thru his teeth? It wouldn't be the first time.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Romney is such a twerp.

[sargon]

Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney won't launch a third-party presidential campaign of his own and has stopped trying to recruit somebody else to do it.

LOLBOOM!

Mitt Romney and William Krystol have been squashed like the stink bugs they are. Their collective irrelevance increases with each passing day.

It sucks to wake up on the wrong side of a Revolution...

Vote Trump!

[Joe Boucher]

Hey Mitt,
Take Jeb, and Kasich and shove em up your rear.

[Veracious Poet]

Mittens couldn't rally Boobus Americanus, guess they're all zombies for Hitlery now!

In the end Mittens go down in history as grandpa of that corrupt and soon-to-be-failed RICO disgrace ObamaCare...

Good job Mittens, you've destroyed everything you touch!

Here's hoping a few thousand MORE sheeple wake up and jump on the Trump train today ;-)

[Gator113]

~~Vote Trump 2016~~~~Vote Trump 2016~~~~Vote Trump 2016~~

[Diogenesis]

[M. Thatcher]

Trump lied to me. Trump said I would get tired of winning. I am not tired of winning at all.

LOLOLOL. Soooo true.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Now, if Airhead Airickson will stop his bullsh*t, all would be good.