Posted on 06/07/2011 11:51:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Washington (CNN) - Mitt Romney has a message to Tea Party candidates nationwide: If you lose your Republican primary bids, stay on the sidelines.
The former Massachusetts governor on Monday warned the grassroots movement not to mount third party efforts in general elections, which he said would siphon votes from Republican nominees.
"If there is a conservative candidate that runs in the general election, then obviously, divide and fail is the result," Romney said in an interview with the conservative Web site Newsmax. "Hopefully Tea Party candidates will run in respective primaries and they will either win or lose. And if they win, they will go into the general. If they lose, they won't, and they will get behind the more conservative of the two finalists."
Romney explained that "dividing our conservative effort in the general elections" would "basically hand the country to Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and that would be very sad indeed."
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And a lifetime supply of Botox
and some extra tucked into his year supply of food...
Ya can never have too much Botox
Yikes! Those photos are like acid in the eyes!
Prepare to be ZO, oops, never mind. :)
Romney’s weakness in masssachusetts brought in coupe deval. Coupe was coached by David axelrod-Goebbels. That campaign put axelrod-goebbels on the map. and the coupe deval campaign, including meaningless, platitudinous public pronouncements was the blueprint for Obama ‘08. Thanks Mitt!!
Take a hike, Mittzy.
I wish MILT was his name - as a New Yorker, that’s a name I can relate to. Sadly, his name is Mitt...a name I don’t understand and hope I never will.
LOL Romney wants conservatives to just keep voting for the lesser of two evils. Been there, done that. Look what it got us.
NEVER AGAIN!!
My vote goes to the conservative no matter what party he’s running in. If the Republican establishment wants conservatives’ votes, they need to get behind conservative candidates and help them get the nominations.
If Romney really wants a conservative president, hell drop out of the race and support one of the conservatives in the race.
If Romney really wants a conservative president, hell drop out of the race and support one of the conservatives in the race.
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When he does drop out will he be supporting the woman or black candidate ???
Eh ???
As a New Yorker have you never had an Egg Mitt Sandwich from Noah’s ???
Really ???
Romney did great things to Massachusetts. And he’ll do great things to America, too, unless he’s stopped before he effs us all.
Rebellion is brewing!!
Go tea party!!
That’s funny, Laz!
Either of the women or the black guy is fine with me. I could vote for any one of them.
“Yes, Im certain that he will give his wholehearted endorsement to Sarah Palin at the convention, if not before.”
Obviously you do not know how George Romney stomped out of the `64 convention when Goldwater won the nomination. He actually went out and campaigned for LBJ - Mittens helped him as well.
No, Familia Romney has a long history of temper tantrums when they lose and stabbing the conservative in the back. From `64 to `08, the tradition lives.
This is exactly what I get out of any Conservative/Republican when I mention the possibility of a third party.
“Oh NO, it will ensure another 4 years for Obama”, they cry.
If the GOP gives us another RINO half-ass for the nominee, I would be quite open to a 3rd party.
What’s missing here is Romney telling the RINOs to back the Tea-baggers if we win.
It’s got to work both ways.
From your keyboard to God’s ear!
I heard Romney is a MYTH...
No matter who wins as President the House and Senate will be taken greatly by the TpCaucus in 2012..
2010 was the rehearsal.. 2012 will be the main event..
I like Palin/Bachmann... and Caine as Veep..
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