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Sen. Mitt Romney said Saturday that it's "very likely" that he'll be in favor of calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but won't decide until after opening arguments. "I think it's very likely I'll be in favor of witnesses, but I haven't made a decision finally yet and I won't until the testimony is completed," the Utah Republican said, following the first day of the Trump team's opening arguments. Asked if he thought the defense team was effective, Romney replied, "I just don't have any comments on the process or the evidence until the trial is...

Bill Kristol excitedly reports the prospect that Sen. Mitt Romney's criticism of President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president may result in House and Senate Republicans supporting impeachment

Shortened title. Full title: Filthy, Pious Jerk Mitt Romney Trashes Trump for Saying he’d Accept Foreign ‘Dirt’ on Democrats — BUT MITT STILL SILENT ON OBAMA SPYING Mitt Romney trashed President Trump for suggesting he’s take information from a foreign government on a political rival. Romney said it was “unthinkable” to take dirt from a foreigner. Mitt Romney has yet to say anything about Obama spying on the Trump campaign and administration. This is OK with him? The Hill reported: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Thursday that it would be “unthinkable” for a presidential campaign to accept information from a...

Instead of appealing to voters to vote for him based upon x,y and z, he panders for votes by trying to increase his opponents negatives (as in FL) above his own by massively outspending them on negative ads. This approach has led to his negatives skyrocketing and his positives declining among independents and moderates. Fivethirtyeight and others have been monitoring this, and it isn't pretty. With each battle won (temporarily in Iowa and now Florida), he is headed to surpassing Obama's negatives or having lower positives (some show he already has) and he will ultimately lose against Obama if he...