His son and an aid said it. From two sources, the statement has to come with his knowledge.
I agree with you though. He wanted it bad. He won’t get another chance though, after the alleged indifference about running. I bet a LOT of people wish they had their donations back.
Take a look at what you have asked us to believe.
We’re to accept that Mitt wanted to win...badly. You said it yourself. But at the same time we’re to accept that he sanctioned a son and an aide to go out and say that he never wanted to run in the first place. You said that, too.
The two things don’t go together.
I gave the son’s utterances no credence whatsoever. Anybody can SAY anything, even a family member. His sons are not so articulate in my estimation. The son might have meant something that he wasn’t articulate enough to explain. Maybe he meant his father wasn’t thrilled with all the RUNNING for President he’s been doing. Maybe he didn’t mean that, once having decided to run even though not liking to run, he didn’t care if he won or not. But was incapable of making the point.
About an aide having said it, I have no information on that. It’s news to me. What kind of an aide would work for someone who’s running for President every four years but who knows the candidate really doesn’t want to win? The whole thing is a crock, I believe. Makes no sense.