People forget Romney, Sr. had the equivalent of a “Dean Scream” meltdown.
I can’t remember the details, but it was something about being “brainwashed against the war” in Vietnam -— taken out of context and unfair, but just really politically stupid things to say.
Anyway, Romney, Sr. was a big anti-war RINO and had no support in the party, and slunk away a defeated man.
He was bitter, and this run by Jr. is pretty obviously a way to try to redeem Sr.