Posted on 07/30/2016 11:10:43 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
Although he withheld his support from Donald Trump throughout the primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney admitted Trump could win the Nov. 8 general election and become the 45th U.S. president.
“You have to give Donald Trump credit, he was able to bring a rhetoric and a style that he had perfected over his career to the political sphere and connect with people and become the nominee. Despite the fact that I and a lot of other people thought he would not be an ideal nominee, he is. At this stage, it’s rougher going, but I can’t predict what’s gonna happen,” Romney said on Republican consultant Mike Murphy’s “Radio Free GOP.”
“To be honest, it’s very possible in my view that Trump wins,” Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, said
“I wouldn’t think it’d be by a landslide, but I think he could win. I think he could lose, I think he could lose by a landslide. But, I don’t know which it’s going to be, and a lot of that depends on what happens to Hillary Clinton. Is there a meltdown moment, or some implosion of some kind?”
Romney previously said he couldn’t support either Trump or Clinton and would consider other candidates running, or possibly even write in a candidate — that hasn’t changed.
He admitted later in the interview that he never thought Trump would become the GOP nominee — it was the crowded field that gave him victory.
“It was an ideal setting for him, and he was successful going through it, you’ve got to give him credit for that,” Romney said.
He also took a shot at Clinton, and said that by trying to emulate her husband’s campaign style, she came off as being inauthentic.
“You can’t forget that Hillary Clinton is a player as well, and she’s an awful candidate. People don’t trust her, they don’t like, in my view, she comes across as not being at all authentic. I don’t understand why it is she can’t be what I had expected her to be, which is Angela Merkel or Kathleen Sebelius,” Romney said.
Actually, I was happier with him neverTrump. Who needs this loser?
Well, maybe if you want to kick in $10m.
Romney. Stupid as a pair of magic underwear.
He didn’t say he was supporting or endorsing Trump. He only said he only said he thought Trump could win.
Shut up Milt.
You had your chance and you took a dive
Mitt, don’t go away mad.
Just go away.
Who the heck gives a sh*t what Romney does? Dang, let’s stop posting all this Romney crap. The guy is a loser and part of the problem. He and his buddies are on the right wing of the Democratic party.
“I can’t predict what’s gonna happen,” Romney said.
“It’s very possible in my view that Trump wins,”
“I wouldn’t think it’d be by a landslide, but I think he could win. I think he could lose, I think he could lose by a landslide...”
Any other bets you want to place, Mitt the Greek?
Counting correctly, Trump would only be our 43rd president:
- Grover Cleveland had the job twice, non-consecutive, so historians count him as two presidents, but he was only one person and should only be counted once.
- The usurper occupied our White House for what will soon be eight years, but that communist bigot was never eligible for the job his vote fraud experts stole, so the current druggie should not be counted at all.
In an honest count, President Trump will be our 43rd president.
He’s really going out on a limb there, ain’t he?
He’s covering all possibilities. lol
“Despite the fact that I and a lot of other people thought he would not be an ideal nominee, he is.”
Romney just said Trump is an “ideal nominee”.
It is starting to dawn on the Never Trumpers that because of their arrogant dumbassery they will be on the outside looking in after Trump wins the election.
So now they want to backpeddle and try to grab a ride on the Trump train before it is going too fast to jump aboard.
I’ll bet Romney hates the thought of Trump winning. Romney essentially staked his reputation on defeating Trump, and he failed miserably. When Trump wins in November, Romney will look like an even bigger fool, and what little credibility he has left will evaporate. We can only hope that come November we will see the demise of the Clintons, the Bushes, the Romneys, and the fading days of 0bama, and his vicious snake-like crew.
Who wants to trust this lying POS?
Same here-Romney is a misfit-let him stay home and remain SILENT.
Trump doesn’t need the turncoat.
I want a landslide of epic proportions. I'll even take a late positive word from the shallow one in Texas.
While we all may not be happy with them, let us not be butt hurt like they were either. Be the bigger people, just like Donald.
As decisive as ever. Go pray to Joseph Smith Mitt.
Pray America wakes
Wow!!! Glenn Beck is going to have a royal Mormon hissy fit!
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