Posted on 09/02/2015 7:26:44 AM PDT by 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
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Deep panic in RINOville.
No governors, please.
Do they actually believe we’re gonna like him better this time than we did last time? Sheesh! They really are clueless.
..thanks to the other Freepers who replied as well.
But Romney is not horrified by Obozo? Romney is a drama queen azzhat.
“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”
The money line.
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Trump out monies Romney by billions.
Romney couldn’t even beat a wuss like Obama. What makes him think he can beat Trump???
He may be a threat to anyone even slightly conservative but to liberals, he’s been bought and will show his belly. Just watch him. Even though he came out right after the last election and said his conservative views on immigration had changed back to loving amnesty, he will probably try to co-opt Trump’s hardline on illegals and say that he was the hardliner last election.
It won’t matter because there is one thing Mitt can’t run away from. He gave up against Obama and everyone saw him do it. The election should have been a cakewalk, but he didn’t even try to win. Trump will hammer him with that until Mitt really does retire. Mitt is not a winner. Look up the word loser in an illustrated dictionary. Check for Mitt Romney’s picture in the illustrations.
Romney twice lost, once to McCain in the 2008 primaries, and in 2012 to Pres. Denali (The High One). And Dole only lost once in 1996. So it makes more sense to resurrect both for a McCain/Dole for 2016 ticket. After all, if the GOP is wedded to losing, do it big.
What is horrifying is having the 2012 loser thinking we want a do over.
No thanks Milt...er Myth...erMitt.
Trump would have a field day with him.
“Mitt choked! He choked like a dog!”
- Donald Trump
More than a few people appear to have gone off their meds!
Milt...stay home in Red Hampshire and vay-cay this winter...there will be PLENTY of snow...ski, snowmobile, have fun. Just leave America alone.
RE: Milt...stay home in Red Hampshire
Doth my eyes deceive me? The “Live Free or Die” State has now turned red and chose to “die” instead?
“Note to FR readers:
Told ya he wasn’t done.”
Vampires don’t go down easily.
Great Post!!
“All he has to do is hurt the non GOP candidate and tank as he did with Obama. Slaughtered him day 1 then balled up on the mat.”
Romney threw the election.
Mitt does not want to endure the daily Rosie ODonnell ghetto beatdown he will get from Trump if he is stupid enough to try to run again.
translation the GOPE is terrified none of the other “buyable” 16 candidates can beat trump so they need a replacement.
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