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Hmmm: Mitt Romney Is Being Courted To Consider Running As An Independent
townhall.com ^ | Saturday May 7, 2016 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 05/08/2016 5:13:32 AM PDT by rktman

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The Establishment Strikes Back. Yawn.


61 posted on 05/08/2016 8:01:19 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Running an independent candidate in all fifty states would assuredly put Hillary in the White House.

Now, if you hear about a targeted independent run (not necessarily by Romney, could be anyone with name recognition) in a select few states with the intent of throwing the election into the House......that would be a horse of a different color entirely.

62 posted on 05/08/2016 8:01:41 AM PDT by Smokey Stover
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Newt Gingrich may have made the most insightful observation so far, as reported on the Fox Radio web site:
"“I don’t think of Trump as a traditional conservative but I think what Trump is, is an anti-left, anti-political correctness, anti-stupidity American nationalist. I think he may do more to break up the left than any conservative in our lifetime except maybe Reagan.” - -Newt Gingrich on if Trump is a conservative
Further, prior to the 2012 election fiasco, one of my FreeRepublic posts concerning the Romney campaign contained this prediction:
"Romney will lose to Obama, because he fits right into the narrative of the so-called "progressives" and becomes their perfect opponent.

If these "GOP establishment" types, using the Left's tactics, force a Romney candidacy, then they must be held accountable for the consequences, including the loss of liberty for their posterity.

The Fall campaign will be a battle of ideas. Romney is no ideas warrior.

Obama understands the foundations of his ideology, and he understands how to frame those ideas in a manner that is misleading and appealing to those whom he wishes to enslave to government.

Romney shows no capacity for understanding nor articulating the ideas essential to liberty, and the way he frames what he does understand does not excite passion.

Oh, how we need a Jefferson or an Adams!

Sadly, that prediction proved to be true.

Even sadder, however, is the fact that now, in the Year 2016, the very man who failed to inspire America's citizens to reject false ideas of progressive oppression and political correctness of the Administration, along with his running mate who, likewise, did not use his elected office effectively to halt or stop the Obama programs which have now degraded our freedom--those two men now reject the consequence ("the People's" choice of Trump) they and the rest of the GOP-E brought about by their failure to act courageously to act on their voters' mandate .

Gingrich, in his comments (above), may be on to something. Perhaps "the People's" visceral reaction to the loss of freedom and national standing their elected GOP representatives and Senators allowed to happen has become so strong that, without focusing on the philosophical ideas underlying that freedom, they chose a potential nominee who will shake up the status quo and force their representatives to bend their will to that of their bosses, "the People," just as the Founders and Framers of the Constitution intended.

Many individuals have claimed the banner, "conservative", since Reagan.

Problem: Ronald Reagan had studied and "marinated" himself (thanks for the term, Laura Ingraham) in the Founders' ideas of liberty and the seedbed of ideas which preceded them: many recent "conservatives" have not, and have, therefore, sullied the name "conservative" because they have not exhibited that "visceral" reaction to a President and Party who describe themselves as "progressive and "servants" when they are, in fact, regressive and masters.

63 posted on 05/08/2016 8:03:19 AM PDT by loveliberty2
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The GOPe is not stupid. Hillary is one of them. DINO = RINO. The Oligarchy (Uniparty) is a two headed beast with one body.


64 posted on 05/08/2016 10:21:47 AM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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Exactly


65 posted on 05/09/2016 6:36:49 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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Romney won’t get 10% of the vote, Trump will still steamroll to victory...

Romney blew his chance in 12.... pulling that corpse up from the dead is desperation.


66 posted on 05/09/2016 6:39:54 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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I definitely believe Romney is considering this, it explains the Paul Ryan Blunder and hesitation.

In the end, Romney won’t do it and Ryan will be voted out, unless he emerges from the Trump meeting wearing a Red cap and a cheerleader uniform for Trump.


67 posted on 05/09/2016 6:44:15 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Nita Nupress

I’m glad I’m on your side.

Where do you get the energy?;)

Best ...


68 posted on 05/09/2016 12:59:25 PM PDT by mywholebodyisaweapon
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To: mywholebodyisaweapon

I contracted “TrentLott-OrinHatchitis” disease years ago. Docs told me it would go away if I fight it hard enough. ;-)


69 posted on 05/09/2016 6:12:58 PM PDT by Nita Nupress
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To: rktman

Maybe not. Perhaps a Romney candidacy will give the GOPers a place to go other than the Beast - so her heinous won’t benefit from their votes.


70 posted on 05/09/2016 6:15:18 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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A complete end to the GOP and company.


71 posted on 05/09/2016 6:15:52 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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The new party supporting Romney will be called “The Choking Dog Party”.


72 posted on 05/09/2016 6:21:24 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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