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Donald Trump’s Biggest Fear: A Romney 2020 Primary Challenge
National Interest ^ | January 8, 2017 | Jacob Heilbrunn

Posted on 01/03/2018 7:52:40 AM PST by C19fan

With Sen. Orrin Hatch’s announcement that he will not run again in 2018, Mitt Romney is on the verge of gaining his revenge against President Donald Trump. Until now, the Republican establishment has lacked a figurehead behind which it could mobilize against Trump. If Romney runs for Hatch’s position, he will be poised to challenge Trump in the 2020 Republican primary and to seek to rejuvenate the GOP establishment. Having failed twice, he may believe that the third time is the charm in running for the presidency.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: miltromley; romney; trump; uniparty
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To: shelterguy

He’s not a politician, and he has no political aspirations. It’ huge.


41 posted on 01/03/2018 8:04:40 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: C19fan

He’ll fold just like he did when debating Obama. Romney is weak. He’ll never be a formidable candidate.


42 posted on 01/03/2018 8:05:15 AM PST by Starboard
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To: C19fan

Mitt’s wife won’t let him run again.


43 posted on 01/03/2018 8:05:39 AM PST by COUNTrecount (If Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could only talk.)
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To: C19fan

Isn’t it a bit unseemly for a republican to run against the incumbent?


44 posted on 01/03/2018 8:06:32 AM PST by Quilla
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To: Savage Beast

You have a lot of company. Romney is an unprincipled opportunist who demonstrated that he is not to be trusted.


45 posted on 01/03/2018 8:07:10 AM PST by Starboard
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To: HombreSecreto

Mittens Romney has all the ability to excite voters that Jebbie the preppie Bush has.....nobody who has any love for this country would vote for either elitist wimp....


46 posted on 01/03/2018 8:07:34 AM PST by Trump_vs_Evil_Witch (Meuller, Comey, Clinton, Obama, Rosenstien,......co-conspirators to Obstruct Justice & treason)
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To: Quilla

Reagan ran against and almost beat Ford in 1976.


47 posted on 01/03/2018 8:07:44 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Romney is such a putz he managed to cause me to vote Libertarian in the general election.

His only supporters are RINOS and Mormons (who normally are good conservatives, but blinded by religion — that’s be like me supporting Bernie Sanders).


48 posted on 01/03/2018 8:08:07 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Starboard

Pray that the people of Utah will not elect him to the Senate.


49 posted on 01/03/2018 8:08:13 AM PST by Savage Beast (President Trump: "Les sots le prennent pour un sot." "Fools take him for a fool." ~Stendahl)
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To: C19fan

It won’t happen. I don’t think Romney—given his age—wants to run for President in 2020.


50 posted on 01/03/2018 8:08:22 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: HombreSecreto

Oh, to dream of a good old RINO revival. It warms the cockles of their hearts.


51 posted on 01/03/2018 8:09:43 AM PST by iontheball
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To: Enchante

Trump can probably use a Uke (or several) in 2020.

[Definition: In Japanese martial arts, a “Uke” is the person the master uses to beat up on in order to demonstrate and practice his techniques.]

[In 2016, Trump used JEB and numerous others for this purpose. By contrast, Cruz rose to the level of an actual opponent.]


52 posted on 01/03/2018 8:09:57 AM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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To: Savage Beast
They'll elect him.
53 posted on 01/03/2018 8:10:45 AM PST by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: shelterguy

President Trump does what is right for the USA, not himself. I have rarely seen that before and certainly not for many years.


So he reminds us...daily. The best thing he can do for the USA, is to rescind DACA, today...as he promised he would, over and over during the campaign. And then make mexico pay for the wall..Perhaps he’s in over his head, or hoodwinked us from the getgo...either way, fish or cut bait.


54 posted on 01/03/2018 8:11:16 AM PST by AFret.
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To: C19fan
Meh. Trump will eat Romney for lunch.

I'd be more concerned about some Dem coming out of the woodwork to challenge him.

55 posted on 01/03/2018 8:12:33 AM PST by wbill
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To: schu

Romney/Flake...That’s the ticket, GOPe...Yeah!!!!

ROFL


56 posted on 01/03/2018 8:13:09 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: C19fan

Bwahahahaha

Trump doesn’t fear the Mormon Yeb!


57 posted on 01/03/2018 8:13:42 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: C19fan

Romney 2020: The Revenge of the Deep State Globalists.


58 posted on 01/03/2018 8:15:24 AM PST by bkopto
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To: C19fan

My fear is that if Romney gets the nomination, he will throw the election to the Rat candidate just like he did in 2012.


59 posted on 01/03/2018 8:15:36 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Romney is no threat to anyone.

I agree. If anything he would tend to jump on board, just like a lot of others are doing.

In 2020, there will be a yuge question the pundits are going to be asking - "Are you better off now than you were during the days of Barack Obama?"

Take a gander at what the answer will be, especially with the lame streamer media in the toilet.

60 posted on 01/03/2018 8:15:47 AM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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