Romney Is Horrified by Trump — and That’s Restarting ‘Mitt 2016’ Talk

New York Magazine ^ | 09/02/2015 | Gabriel Sherman

[SeekAndFind]

As Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican presidential race, frustration and panic have become high enough to make some inside the party Establishment pine for a candidate they roundly rejected as recently as January: Mitt Romney. Romney himself has become one of Trump’s most vocal detractors inside the party. “He’s someone to whom civility means a lot. The whole Trump thing really bothers him,” a close Romney adviser told me — and some Romney-ites are only too happy to talk up the prospect of their man jumping into the race if the Establishment fails to stop Trump, whose support in Iowa and New Hampshire is currently greater than Jeb Bush's, Scott Walker's, Marco Rubio's, Chris Christie's, and John Kasich's combined.

“Mitt wants to run. He never stopped wanting to run,” a senior member of his 2012 team told me. Other Romney-ites, watching this cycle’s candidates falling short, feel a sense of vindication after all the attacks they endured after Romney's failed 2012 bid. "These guys like Walker and Perry, they were big deals in their states, but you get them onto the national stage and it's a different story," a former Romney adviser told me. "It's like they were in middle school, and now they're freshmen in high school and they're getting their faces slammed in the toilets." Another former Romney adviser complained about Bush's decision not to go all-in on New Hampshire, a state a moderate must win. "Romney did 100 town halls in New Hampshire from announcement to the primary. It's madness. Bush has done only 23."

In reality, the prospect of Romney jumping back into the race at this late date remains exceedingly slim — he’s made no visible signs of reassembling his political operation. But he may be able to influence the race more indirectly

[OLDCU]

No. More suspect, New York Magazine.

[Boogieman]

“Has there ever been a Presidential nominee that lost an election, only to be Elected 4 or 8 years later?”

Nixon?

[Servant of the Cross]

I coulda been a contender! I won't let Trump take MY destiny! I'm gonna run!

[Boogieman]

I’ve been saying that for over a year. If a RINO is nominated, I vote Dem to cost them two votes.

[ßuddaßudd]

Go Away Mitt !!

[Iscool]

Romney has the same sales pitch as Jethro...

[madison10]

Mitt, don’t bother. You being “horrified” at Trump means he’s doing something right.

[DoodleDawg]

Thank’s for the concern, Mitt, but we already have a candidate that’s better than you to rally around. Ted Cruz.

[LS]

Bring it on. This would be a wonderful two-fer, to bitchslap Mittens and Yeb at the same time.

[DiogenesLamp]

I’ve been saying that for over a year. If a RINO is nominated, I vote Dem to cost them two votes.

Exactly. Staying home costs them one vote. Voting for their opponent costs them two votes. If we are trying to hurt them, why do the job half-way?

The NRA has successfully used this tactic for decades. It works.

[jjotto]

Sort of, Grover Cleveland.

[rrrod]

C’mon in Mitt...the water is fine...he he he

[Servant of the Cross]

Rush Limbaugh Recognizes The GOPe Splitter Strategy… (The GOPe construct to nominate Jeb Bush consists of ten people, ten candidates: Jeb Bush ◾Marco Rubio ◾Carly Fiorina ◾Mike Huckabee ◾Chris Christie ◾John Kasich ◾Rick Perry ◾Lindsey Graham ◾George Pataki and Jim Gilmore.)

“[…] They’re turning to Mitt Romney. Now, what does that tell you? It’s more than what’s obvious to you. It tells you that as far as the Republican Party officialdom, the RNC, the establishment, whatever you want to call them, those candidates are up there not to really win. They’re up there to split the anti-Bush vote.

They’re up there to soak up all of the money Bush doesn’t get, and then they are there to drop out eventually when they don’t do well, when they can’t raise enough money because all of it goes to Jeb because that’s the original strategy. Bush is gonna soak up all the money, making it impossible for the others to run.

This was the strategy before Trump got in. And the Republican establishment actually hoped for and wanted a lot of candidates. For example, I think Lindsey Graham announcing was strictly Republican Party tactics. Lindsey Graham knows he’s not gonna be elected. Lindsey Graham knows he’s not gonna be nominated. But in South Carolina he could do something. He could help siphon some money away from Bush.

See, the point is you’ve got Bush, the establishment guy, and you’ve got some junior establishment guys up there. The junior establishment guys are all there to protect Jeb by taking money and votes away from the others who are not part of this, Ted Cruz, Carson, the Scott Walkers

[Politicalkiddo]

Ken is failing, so they need another car salesman to take over.

[Servant of the Cross]

'Mitt2016' ping ....

[Seajay]

R M Nixon - lost to JFK in 1960 - beat Hubert H in 1968
Might also consider Grover Cleveland ?

[crz]

Slimey backstabbing C sucker.

Some should get out and deal with the Mormons like I have.
You all would get a real eye opener on how bad a click they are. They make the mob look good.

[annieokie]

I was wondering about that. Who will she back if this happens?

[moehoward]

What’s he waiting for ??? Get in the Mitt !!!!

….pssst he’ll peel off half of Yebs support. tee hee...

[Boogieman]

Luckily for us, that describes both parties at the moment, and actually describes the Dems better than it does us.