Posted on 10/13/2014 5:52:30 PM PDT by Diogenesis
GOP wins in Mass., N.H. would raise Romney stock
Former Bay State governor Mitt Romney’s high-profile campaign stops for Republicans Charlie Baker
and Scott Brown this week indicate the exploding popularity of the former presidential nominee —
and GOP wins in those races could vault him to the top of the 2016 White House sweepstakes.
“He’s been extremely well-received across the country and he’s the only candidate with an instant
national network,” said Saul Anuziz, former GOP chairman in Michigan.
“He would definitely be a viable candidate.”
....
A Brown victory over incumbent U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire,
home of the first-in-the-nation primary,
and a Baker win over Attorney General Martha Coakley in heavily liberal Massachusetts,
could signal broad support for another Romney presidential bid.
....
Romney’s responses about a 2016 run have changed from “absolutely not,”
earlier this year to opening the door a crack, saying “we’ll see what happens”
last month. But Kaufman said Romney is focused for now on the Nov. 4 elections.
“The governor is the head of the Republican Party, and he takes that seriously,” said Kaufman.
"Here we go."
(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...
Would just like to point out that while talk and hatred are cheap, let’s see all the talkers actually NOMINATE a Cruz, Palin, etc, rather than have to hear for the next several years how angry they are about Romney.
One thing I will totally dismiss Romney for, he could not have had a worse VP selection than Paul Ryan, who added zero to the ticket.
I will never vote for him again. He is a liberal. I’m done
IF there is the huge anti Obama wave that their should be, candidates like Brown may win.
To be clear for those who don’t like me supporting every GOP nominee in the general, in my opinion no democrat should be elected anywhere in the USA and it’s tragic the people don’t realize democrat now equals out and out crazy communist.
As much as Freepers want to teach the GOP a lesson, the American people should be destroying the democrat party and force those leftist kooks to completely change.
"Governor Mitt Romney, who touts his conservative credentials to out-of-state Republicans,
has passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced,
instead tapping registered Democrats or independents -- including two gay lawyers who
have supported expanded same-sex rights, a Globe review of the nominations has found.
Of the 36 people Romney named to be judges or clerk magistrates, 23 are either registered Democrats
or unenrolled voters who have made multiple contributions to Democratic politicians
or who voted in Democratic primaries, state and local records show.
In all, he has nominated nine registered Republicans, 13 unenrolled voters,
and 14 registered Democrats."
- Boston Globe 7/25/2005
Romney Rewards one of the State's Leading Anti-Marriage Attorneys by Making him a Judge
Romney told the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2004, that the "real threat to the States is not the
constitutional amendment process, in which the states participate,
but activist judges who disregard the law and redefine marriage . . ."
Romney sounds tough but yet he had no qualms advancing the legal career of one
of the leading anti-marriage attorneys. He nominated Stephen Abany to a District Court.
Abany has been a key player in the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association which,
in its own words, is "dedicated to ensuring that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision
on marriage equality is upheld, and that any anti-gay amendment or legislation is defeated."
- U.S. Senate testimony by Gov. Mitt Romney, 6/22/2004 P>
"Romney announces he won't fill judicial vacancies before term ends
Despite his rhetoric about judicial activism, Romney announced that
he won't fill all the remaining vacancies during his term - but instead
leave them for his liberal Democrat successor!
Governor Mitt Romney pledged yesterday not to make a flurry of lame-duck
judicial appointments in the final days of his administration . . . David Yas,
editor of Lawyers Weekly, said Romney is "bucking tradition" by resisting the urge to
fill all remaining judgeships. "It is a tradition for governors to use that power to appoint judges
aggressively in the waning moments of their administration," Yas said.
He added that Romney has been criticized for failing to make judicial appointments.
"The legal community has consistently criticized him for not filling open seats quickly enough
and being a little too painstaking in the process and being dismissive of the input of the
Judicial Nominating Commission," Yas said.
- Boston Globe 11/2/2006
I’m from the planet where frankly I don’t bother to discuss these things in detail with you any longer. But like I said rather than complain about the 2016 nominee in 2014, what are YOU doing to get somebody else nominated?
Let me know when you do something constructive, as you only have about 2 years to do it.
So northeastern voters electing two moderate Republicans is supposed to raise the national stature of a failed moderate “Republican” NATIONWIDE as he tries to become President for the third time.
And some people wonder why we don’t take the media seriously.
“The Massachusetts Republican Party died last Tuesday.
The cause of death: failed leadership.
The party is survived by a few leftover legislators
and a handful of county officials and grassroots activists
who have been ignored for years.
Services will be public and a mass exodus of taxpayers will follow.
In lieu of flowers, send messages to Republican voters
warning them about a certain presidential candidate named Romney.”
- Boston Herald, 11/12/2006
"In 2006, while Romney was chairman of the National Republican
Governors Association - a group dedicated to electing more
Republican governors - his own hand-picked Republican successor
as governor lost badly to the Democrat, despite the fact that Republicans
have held the governorship in Massachusetts since 1990. Romney largely
ignored the Massachusetts elections and spent most of the time
during the campaign out of state building his presidential campaign.
More stupid anti Mormon crap. That’s why we have Romney. Obama is president, you have two years to nominate someone other than Romney. get on with it man.
The Willard pimps never stop.
Sounds like you are from the bed of Romney
or DU.
I meant that’s why we have Obama. But you didn’t notice Obama did you. You will be posting about Romney after he dies of old age. Do you even care about Obama? Do you have a nominee you even support?
Romney for Obama in 2008
The Palmetto Scoop reported: "One of the first stories to hit the national airwaves was
the claim of a major internal strife between close McCain aides and the folks handling his running mate Sarah Palin."
"I’m told by very good sources that this was indeed the case and that a rift had developed, but it was between Palin’s people and the staffers brought on from the failed presidential campaign of former Gov. Mitt Romney, not McCain aides."
"The sources said nearly 80 percent of Romney’s former staff was absorbed by McCain and these individuals were responsible for what amounts to a premeditated, last-minute sabotage of Palin."
… aides loyal to Romney inside the McCain campaign, said The Scoop, reportedly saw
that Palin would be a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2012 or 2016, which made her a threat to another presidential quest by Romney.
"These staffers are now out trying to finish her off ….hoping it would ingratiate themselves with Mitt Romney."
"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"
"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"
"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"
"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"
"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"
No I’m from the BED of the Mormon bishops and we are coming for you in our robes or whatever we wear. /s
Like I said which conservative are YOU supporting and how much are you contributing to them in time and money?
I don’t think you give a damn who the GOP nominee is or that they ever get elected.
Once again, which conservative candidate are you working to nominate?
Eh ???
Obama is a mormon..
we have the first mormon in the White House..
I know you are happy about that..
Typo. However I think my point is that Diogenesis does not bother to oppose Obama, and does he even have a conservative candidate he supports?
Like I said it’s 2014, get going on the 2016 nominee.
"Williams will back anything I do. Even ObamaCARE!"
One last time Which conservative GOP candidate are you supporting and what are you doing to help them get nominated????
But fanatics never answer questions, do they.
Just guessing that you don’t support any of the conservative candidates for your own peculiar reasons.
You could easily prove me wrong. Do it. My pick is Cruz. Is that too hard for you to support????
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