Posted on 02/25/2008 4:17:40 AM PST by CutePuppy
Breaking News: Mitt Romney to rejoin GOP race?
Josh Romney, one of former Gov. Mitt Romney's five sons, says it's "possible" his father may rejoin the race for the White House, either as a vice presidential candidate or seek to become the Republican Party's standard bearer if the campaign of Sen. John McCain falters.
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McCain and the lobbyist have unequivocally denied the charges and numerous conservatives, once hesitant to support the more moderate senator, have flocked to his support, at least against the liberal Times.
However, subsequent published reports have contradicted some of McCain's denials of meetings with corporate executives while he chaired the Senate Commerce Committee and if further revelations occured, it could raise questions about the Arizonan's viability as the GOP nominee.
Because he suspended rather than terminated his campaign, Romney still retains control of the nearly 300 delegates he's already won. Another former governor, Mike Huckabee, remains in the race and is nearing Romney's delegate totals, though few give him a realistic chance of catching McCain with more than 900 delegates.
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Such a move could provide a possible rallying point for conservatives, who awaited a perfect conservative candidate and held back from supporting Romney all during 2007 while the campaigns of other conservatives including Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and Fred Thompson collapsed.
By the time they began drifting toward Romney, McCain, whose campaign also collapsed earlier in 2007, had assembled a string of wins in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida and went on to win California and build a seemingly insurmountable delegate lead.
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Bump.
bkmark
Too bad Fred or Duncan don’t rejoin the race.
Jumping out of a race and back in really works, just as Ross Perot.
It would be nice to have something to be excited about, wouldn’t it.
“unlikely, but possible.”
liberals reporting on the GOP.
Yes, sadly, epic fail :-)
He would be a fool to do it.
Even Obama has picked up on one of Mitts biggest weaknesses.
Mandated Healthcare
Ping!
Hoorah, another RINO on the ticket. That’s all we need.
move along folks, nothing here
It’s going to take an awful big stumble for McCain to lose the nomination at this point, no matter what is posted on Free Republic.
Also, "unlikely but possible".
Well, I voted for him in Virginia!
This is junk. Claims Romney retains control of his delegates. That isn’t so. He endorsed Mc Cain and released all his delegates. Even called them asking that they support Mc Cain. Mc Cain is now within 200 delegates of the number he needs. Should get them March 4th.
This was to cheat their advertisers and the USPS.
Whatever they may say about John McCain, even if we know its true, or could be true, or "oh pshaw, just a 72 year old guy getting some", do not trust the LA Times.
No way. To stop his campaign, endorse Mccain, and then return to the fray would be crazy.
At least this time, there's no whack job story about threatening someones daughters wedding or whatever the @#$% that was all about.
Of all the possilbe *horrible* choices McQueeg might have for his running mate, Romney wouldn’t be that bad, IMO.
Hey, maybe he’ll join the NADER ticket. LOL!
Why would it be crazy? Already McCain is a liability, why NOT rejoin?
I don’t think Romney can rejoin, though. He already gave up his delegates.
The cartoon is simultaneously funny, sad, and true.
Worst. Race. Ever.
Well, for one, McCain IS GOING TO WIN AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. Although, apparently, you're not convinced.
Perhaps, those who claimed the McCain smear originated in the Romney camp
were correct, after all.
No. Arguments. There.
What happened, are the DNC operators at the LA Times getting a little nervous about Hillary or their messiah’s chances?
Guess they can’t win the majority but heck neither could Bill.
Are you kidding? NOTHING about that cartoon is true. McCain hasn’t backtracked on amnesty, and Rush/Sean haven’t endorsed him. In fact, Rush came flat out and said that with McCain as our candidate, we’re going to lose.
In general, though, it’s extraordinarily hypocritical. If the radio talk show hosts support the candidate, they’re accused to being party shills, lying, and walking in lock-step under orders from the secret RINO conspiracy. If they DON’T support the RINO candidate, they’re accused of... well, I’m not sure what this banana-headed cartoonist is accusing them of... thinking for themselves?
But then again, maybe I just haven’t repeated “John McCain is the annoited one!” enough times to myself to believe it yet.
This would be different. Bush and Clinton were still running when Perot got back in. Romney would get back in only if McCain had to get out.
Well, like yeah, 'cause they ran such smokin' campaigns to begin with.
Don't get me wrong, I like 'em both, but they just never caught on. Hunter tried. I don't think Fred really did.
It is too late for Mitt, either as a vp wannabe or a presidential wannabe. McCain, as nominee, already has most of the northeastern GOP, so Mitt brings nothing to McCain’s ticket.
Even if McCain does a complete meltdown, Huckabee would be the go-to guy now. Just like Kerry got the nod in 04 by default, Huckabee would be the default guy now.
Sorry, Mitt.
[And I don’t particularly care for Huckabee, but regrettably, he’s the best of the bunch still in the race. GAG that we get a senator for president, because senators tend to be little more than professional bloviators, not executives.]
If McCain gets drilled and it is evident he’s a loser, then there is no obligation to Romney or Huckabee any more than there is to Hunter or Thompson. At that point NONE of the candidates will have the required votes.
At that point, it goes to the convention.
There is no doubt in my mind that Dick Cheney would be the best candidate to draft. I do think, though, that anyone could be the nominee.
When? He only "suspended" his campaign--whatever that means. It apparently is different than "dropping out."
This year--who knows!!
I don’t know why having you call Mitt a RINO offends me so badly, but it does.
Brownback?
I probably wouldn't trust him if it did, not after Paul Tsongas.
Tsongas dropped out in 92, then hinted (hell, he actually said it) that he'd get back in the race if he got more than (say) 10% of the vote in New York state. He got more than double what he was looking for. But then he decided that it was too late, and that he'd only be a spoiler if he got back in.
IN THE MEANTIME, Jerry Brown should've won New York, but Tsongas took away so many votes that Clinton walked away with it. Sounds like the very definition of "spoiler" to me.
“It’s NAPTIME in America.”
LOL.
So, de facto leader of conservatives and, presumably, of a post-Reagan conservative GOP soul (if it wishes to remain so) was and is Rush, and to a lesser degree "those other blowhards"... and if McCain will become President, I don't expect this to change one bit, if for no other reason as to keep Republicans in Senate and House true to conservative principles (if they wish to remain so).
While I can imagine McCain becoming President (accidents happen), I cannot imagine him being a true leader of conservatives or the movement - he never has been, and I don't expect this to change, either. I am sure John McCain and Bill Kristol and David Brooks enjoy this moment and "takeover" of GOP and their "victory" over conservative wing of GOP (who were split over several candidates, which allowed McCain to sneak in front), but all it does is creating a split, not "unification", so it doesn't signify any "leadership" of the party by McCain and I am sure that's not in the best interest of either GOP or the country.
In a vacuum, Rush and "other blowhards" will remain the leaders of the party, or at least a movement if Stupid Party keeps insisting on committing seppuku.
And, Rush is sounding much more “McCain friendly” though he hasn’t given him his expressed endorsement. I look for it to come, though. Hannity is also sounding “McCain friendly” and I look for his endorsement very soon. It will not change my position, however. I will never vote for McInsane.
First of all, consider the source: the LA Times reporting on conservatives is suspect at best.
Secondly, there is a difference between a suspension of a campaign and a withdrawal from the race.
Thirdly, I don’t blame him (if he does put his toe back in) for wanting to remain a player. He did invest his time and his treasure into the race. Wouldn’t you?
I suspect bovine secretions from the left coast...
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I hope it is true. Would be great to have anyone but McCain. My first choice was Tancredo but I see no chance of him returning. Romney has impressive experience and has the most presidential bearing that would greatly contrast with Hillary. What I hold most against Romney is that he endorsed McCain.
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