Posted on 03/04/2016 8:06:14 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A day after his public attack on Republican front-runner Donald Trump, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney hinted that he might soon endorse one of Trump's rivals.
"There's no question I'm going to do everything within the normal political bounds to make sure we don't nominate Donald Trump," the former Massachusetts governor said on NBC's "Today" show Friday morning. "After March 15, I think you'll see it narrow down."
"I wouldn't be surprised if I endorse one of those guys," he added.
CNN reported Thursday that Romney has asked his team to explore how he might block Trump from being nominated at the Republican convention later this year. But Romney didn't address those efforts on the "Today" show.
But he did repeat that he is not interested in running himself for the nomination.
"No, no, the people who can save this party are Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich," he said. "There are no circumstances I can foresee where that would possibly happen."
When asked how he'd vote if it came down to Trump versus Hillary Clinton, Romney said he wouldn't vote for either.
"I wouldn't vote for Donald Trump and I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton. I intend to vote for our nominee," Romney said.
Romney and his Country Club friends should walk over to the bar, have a drink or two, and tell jokes about the ‘little people’...
Rubio.
Romney Endorsement = Kiss of Death
Kiss of death is right. Before yesterday, I don’t think Romney’s endorsement would have meant much. Now I think more people would consider his endorsement a negative than would view it positively.
The lowest probability of endorsement is Cruz unless the GOPe get so desperate and calculate that Cruz is the only one with a chance to defeat Trump. As a Cruz supporter, I don’t think of Romney any higher than my counterpart supporters of Trump. The GOPe is the enemy of both Trump and Cruz, and it could easily have been Cruz at the end of the GOPe dirty tricks without Trump being in the line of fire. Go Cruz! Go Trump!
Please endorse Rubio, please! I still think Ted Cruz is a better candidate than Trump and the only chance to stop him. Even though it is a very slim chance at this point.
“No, no, the people who can save this party are Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich,”
Typical establishment hard-line ‘Party Before Country’ response from Romney.
I’m not interested in saving the corrupt GOP. I’m interested in saving America. Sad to say, the GOP has forced me to make that distinction.
The kiss of death.
I’d publically decline immediately.
mcCain thought Romney was on target too.
He’s absolutely running.
He’s going to try and steal it at the convention.
And then he gets beat by Hillary because he couldn’t even take on a one term Senator like Barack Obama.
Would you publicly decline Chritie's endorsement.
Yes, I would.
I bet Cruz and Rubio are dreading that decision. Whoever Mitt endorses now is doomed. That’s like Obama going to a company and saying “this company is stronger than ever” and a week later they go out of business.
Willard tries to be relevant. Epic fail!
He will either pick Kaisch or Rubio to destroy.
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