Posted on 06/11/2016 1:33:35 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Mitt Romney laid into the large and rambunctious group of 2016 Republican candidates here on Saturday, arguing that they deserved a share of blame for the rise of Donald Trump.
During a question-and-answer session with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer before around 250 Republican donors gathered here for the Romney-hosted Experts and Enthusiasts summit, the former Massachusetts governor said this year’s group of primary candidates misplayed their hand. By spending months attacking each other and ignoring Trump, he argued, they made a severe tactical error that allowed Trump — who Romney has criticized as a "con man" and a "fraud" — to escape unharmed.
“Their biggest failure was attacking each other and not the frontrunner,” Romney said. “Just politically, I thought that move was not right for them.”
Romney reserved particular scorn for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who Romney endorsed late in the primary process. The Texas senator, he pointed out, spent extensive time during the campaign praising Trump. He also said Ohio Gov. Kasich had divided the anti-Trump vote by remaining in the race long after it had become clear he didn’t have a realistic pathway to the nomination — a message he said had relayed personally to the Ohio governor. And Romney chided Right to Rise, the $100 million-plus Jeb Bush super PAC that spent heavily to tear down Bush rivals other than Trump.
“I thought it was an extremely large mistake on their part,” he said of Right to Rise.
Romney, though, credited Trump with waging a politically savvy primary campaign. “He played it extremely well,” he said, noting that the New York businessman had tapped into a deep vein of voter frustration. “It was a very effective strategy.”
As he has on previous occasions, Romney warned that a Trump presidency could have disastrous repercussions for the country.
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From the story: Romney, though, credited Trump with waging a politically savvy primary campaign. “He played it extremely well,” he said, noting that the New York businessman had tapped into a deep vein of voter frustration. “It was a very effective strategy.”
“Their biggest failure was attacking each other and not the frontrunner,” Romney said. “Just politically, I thought that move was not right for them.”
What planet was this guy on during the primaries?
Romney is the biggest douchebag there is right now. What he actually thinks he’ll accomplish with his childish temper tantrum is unknown. I think that the #nevertrumpers must have some deep dark secret that they are willing to make public to get him to humiliate himself over and over again like he has been doing.
I used to have a better impression of Romney. Now, I think he's a sleazy creep who can't stand being compared to someone who's superior to him in just about every way.
“As he has on previous occasions, Romney warned that a Trump presidency could have disastrous repercussions for the country.”
The elites have all done fabulous under Obama. They want to keep the gravy train rolling.
So the guy who lost to a sissyfied quasi dark skinned man is talking to “experts” what they coulda-shoulda done?
That’s kind of like letting the horses out of the barn after the fire burned it down...it’s a bit late you have to be in a fire prevention mode
and if that fails a fire supression mode
and if not...you are going to get beat by the man with the flame thrower Donald J Trump and all you have is a fancy title...you Mitt Romney are toast...go away!
“He played it extremely well,” he said, noting that the New York businessman had tapped into a deep vein of voter frustration. “It was a very effective strategy.”
All Trump had to do is TELL THE TRUTH about who and what are destroying this country. Simple as that. Many people, not enough yet, understand what is happening.
He is auditioning for the VP slot on Hillary's ticket. If she is indicted, he is auditioning for the Democratic presidential nomination, with the intent of creating a Democratic-Republican Party via merger to stop Trump.
YOU lost to an affirmitive action CLOWN, you gutless ASS! Just damn!
Mitt Romney should look in the mirror..he let a has-been news anchor in Candy Crowley walk all over him during the debate with Obama..she schooled him and he didnt even fight back..Poor Mittens, he just wishes he was relevant, he would rather see the Republicans lose than admit he was an epic failure
Shouldn’t Mittwit be on some sort of mission for his cult?
Pray America wakes
Yep. What other Republicans are saying about Trump is concern trolling on steroids.
If only Mitt would have shown this much gumption when he was running against Obama. But no, he had to basically hand the election to Obama, too afraid to criticize him for anything.
I am reminded of groups like Amnesty International, who speak up loudly to denounce the US death penalty and our “deplorable” prison conditions—while remaining silent about real prisoner abuses taking place in regimes such as Cuba, China, anywhere in the Middle East.
Romney—just go away. You had your chance, and you blew it.
Yes or the choke artist formerly known as Mitt. :-)
Jim you’re right-on. You nailed it. Thanks.
I'm going in circles over that one.
Mittens lost to jOkeass. The humiliation should keep him speechless.
Trump's "strategy" wasn't even a strategy though. Romney is still congratulating Trump within the context of Republican establishment thinking, as if Trump obliterated 16 other opponents by having the best focus groups, hundreds of millions of dollars in attack ads, and the best internal pollsters.
Nothing could be further from the truth. All Trump did was focus on issues that were being ignored by both parties, and put them on a nationalist platform.
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