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Mitt Romney's Niece to Be Trump Delegate, Risks Losing Family Fortune
Newsmax ^ | 4/18/2016 | Bill Hoffman

Posted on 04/18/2016 1:22:14 PM PDT by GilGil

In a stamp of approval that likely has Mitt Romney gnashing his teeth, his niece has declared her support for Donald Trump.

And Ronna Romney McDaniel, appearing on Fox News' "The Kelly File," said she's sure her uncle won't take the news litely.

What's more, McDaniel joked, she wouldn't be surprised if she's cut out of the family fortune for supporting a candidate the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP presidential nominee labelled a "con man" and a "fake."

McDaniel, who serves as chair of the Michigan Republican Party, told Megyn Kelly that as a GOP delegate in The Wolverine State, she has pledged her vote for Trump at this July's Republican convention.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; primaries; romney; trump
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To: The Toll

Romney no longer has any interest in Bain Capital anyway, he left in 2002.


21 posted on 04/18/2016 1:36:37 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: GilGil

Made my day.


22 posted on 04/18/2016 1:36:57 PM PDT by connyankee (Cannot stand Fox News. A pack of wolves, they be.)
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To: GilGil

I don’t know if it a trick or not, but thinking that it isn’t so I would say Congrats to both the woman and Trump...

And it just shows what a dip wad Romney is anyway...


23 posted on 04/18/2016 1:37:03 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: GilGil

Compared to the alternatives, she probably understands that the country needs any sliver of a chance to survive.


24 posted on 04/18/2016 1:38:06 PM PDT by Crucial (The more dysfunctional the society, the more need for powerful governmental power to control it.)
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To: GilGil

Unless this is a different interview than the one I saw.... She wasn’t “supporting” Trump, she was merely fulfilling her duty to be bound to vote for him. She didn’t express any negative comments about Trump, but she also wasn’t expressing any “support” for him, other than her duty to vote for him, which she takes very seriously. I respected the way she handled it.


25 posted on 04/18/2016 1:38:16 PM PDT by BagCamAddict (Wolverines!! #NeverHillary)
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To: diamond6
did anyone notice she did not commit herself on a second or third ballot vote for someone else???

Did she mention Teddie? At all?

26 posted on 04/18/2016 1:38:17 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: BagCamAddict

Well look at it this way. Do you see Romney as a Trump delegate?


27 posted on 04/18/2016 1:39:27 PM PDT by GilGil
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To: GilGil

She’s incompetent. She must be impeached.


28 posted on 04/18/2016 1:39:40 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Off the NWO)
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To: showme_the_Glory

“Did she mention Teddie? At all?

Did she say she even liked Trump or any of his policies? [Hint: The answer is no.]

Don’t be surprised if she pulls a Romney.


29 posted on 04/18/2016 1:40:50 PM PDT by diamond6 ("I'm going to do EXACTLY what I told you I'm going to do!" - Ted Cruz)
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To: diamond6
In the case of a brokered convention that would give delegates a second vote in which they could switch candidates, McDaniel promised to stay aligned to Trump "to show them that the Republican Party is not disenfranchising their vote."
30 posted on 04/18/2016 1:41:15 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: GilGil

Not at all. Not sure what you mean. I think she handled it as well as she could, under the circumstances of her family’s position. I thought she handled it with class and integrity. And that’s what I expect of these delegates... not the self-serving shenanigans that have been going on.


31 posted on 04/18/2016 1:48:11 PM PDT by BagCamAddict (Wolverines!! #NeverHillary)
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To: Robert DeLong
"In the case of a brokered convention that would give delegates a second vote in which they could switch candidates, McDaniel promised to stay aligned to Trump 'to show them that the Republican Party is not disenfranchising their vote.' "

You may want to read the whole quote to see the context with which she stated it. There's a lot of wiggle room in her answers that show she's hedging her bets.

"My intention is to stay with the voters of Michigan to show them that the Republican Party is not disenfranchising their vote. We'll see what happens in Cleveland. We're not there yet. Thank goodness."

On whether she personally supports or likes Trump, she punted:

"I support any of our candidates above Hillary Clinton. I'm going to be supporting our nominee wholeheartedly going into November."

If you're happy with that coming from a Romney, throw a party! :-)

32 posted on 04/18/2016 1:59:22 PM PDT by diamond6 ("I'm going to do EXACTLY what I told you I'm going to do!" - Ted Cruz)
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To: diamond6
Did she say she even liked Trump

In a stamp of approval that likely has Mitt Romney gnashing his teeth, his niece has declared her support for Donald Trump.

I would say it's a resounding yes. Why else might mittens withhold his financial blessings?

33 posted on 04/18/2016 1:59:43 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: showme_the_Glory

Read the quote in #32.

ROTFLMAO!


34 posted on 04/18/2016 2:01:03 PM PDT by diamond6 ("I'm going to do EXACTLY what I told you I'm going to do!" - Ted Cruz)
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To: diamond6
I think she was very clear on her vote being for Trump and only Trump throughout a contested convention for the sake of the voters. I commend her for that stance, regardless of whether she personally supports Trump or not.

No need to party, but I do extend kudos to her for this conviction.

35 posted on 04/18/2016 2:10:20 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Robert DeLong

“No need to party, but I do extend kudos to her for this conviction.”

And if she changes her mind after a few ballots, because she thinks that’s the “right thing to do”, I think you’ll end up “convicting” her.


36 posted on 04/18/2016 2:18:36 PM PDT by diamond6 ("I'm going to do EXACTLY what I told you I'm going to do!" - Ted Cruz)
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To: UncleHambone

Tastes great. Less filling.


37 posted on 04/18/2016 2:20:05 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: UncleHambone

Oh, c’mon! Spelling is just so overrated.


38 posted on 04/18/2016 2:29:43 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Keep calm and Pray on.)
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To: GilGil; All

I’d like to think this little bit of news made Mitt-Witt crap his magic underwear.


39 posted on 04/18/2016 2:50:10 PM PDT by mkjessup (We Don't Know. Where Heidi Went. But She Won't Be Married. To The President. Burma Shave)
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To: GilGil

I truly doubt her family will hold it against her. In fact, they may be quietly all in favor, for the reason that they are political animals. They always want some connection to political power.

This is why so many ancient kings had a bunch of wives. Each of them was an important connection to the throne for any number of reasons.


40 posted on 04/18/2016 4:59:29 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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