Mitt Romney Is the 2016 Republican Frontrunner (NH)

National Journal ^ | 1-30-14 | Matt Vasilogambros

[RKBA Democrat]

Mitt Romney leads the Republican field among New Hampshire primary voters for 2016. Yes, you read that right.

Why not make it a third run for president? That's something that the former Republican nominee is definitely not thinking about right now. To put it in his own recent words: "Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no."

But that didn't stop the Virginia-based bipartisan policy firm Purple Strategies from adding his name to a recent survey for Granite State voters, which shows Romney in the lead with 25 percent support. Libertarian firebrand Rand Paul (who has strong infrastructure in New Hampshire) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are behind with 18 percent and 17 percent support, respectively.

We might be experiencing Mittmentum 3.0. The Netflix documentary about his 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns was recently released to the excitement of political insiders everywhere. GOP insiders want him to come back: "You know what a lot of them say to me?" an anonymous "operative" told BuzzFeed. "I think we need Mitt back." Romney was even on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to slow jam the news.

So are we sure he's not running again? "People are always gracious and say, 'Oh, you should run again,' " he said in an interview earlier this month. "I'm not running again."

He's done this kind of race before. He's got the staff. He's got the loyalty. He has the money. Time has passed.

Is there a chance? "I think that Chris Christie and Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, and the list goes on, have a much better chance of doing that," he said in the same interview, "and so I will support one of them as they become the nominee."

Maybe, maybe not.

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[camle]

um.... rich Mass liberals do NOT get elected. no matter which party they’re from.

[Dr. Sivana]

Just trying to soften us up for Jebbie.

The GOP Insiders are like Hollywood movie makers. Just remakes and sequels, even of bombs.

[dfwgator]

I would like to see the first primary in Texas.

This.

[JoeFromSidney]

That's right, Lame Stream Media. Try to sell us on that loser a second time. We're not buying.

[Maceman]

The big money donors are still holding out for Bob Dole.

Dole was an impressively dazzling true conservative leader.

Who can ever forget his inspirational battle cry during his in 1996 campaign: "I can be Ronald Reagan if you want me to be!"

[DoughtyOne]

Seriously! Exactamundo...

[Gay State Conservative]

CUE THE "ROMNEY'S A FILTHY COMMIE" BRIGADE

[jocon307]

LOL, that’s funny!

[onyx]

Statist Mitt Romney represents the death of the GOP.

Oh yeah, "big time" to borrow VP Cheney's words.

[Vigilanteman]

And New Hampshire is relevant, why?

[DoughtyOne]

When the guy’s right, he’s right! :^)

[Darren McCarty]

NO! He lost to MCCAIN. He lost to OBAMA. No. Hell, no.

[Vigilanteman]

Look on the bright side. Maybe he and Jeb Bush could beat each other to death and make room for a genuine conservative.

[Logical me]

Hey jackasses, miss Romney back in 2012 yet? Yup, went for King Obama by either not voting or just using ignorance by not understanding that Obamacare would have been history. Wake the F up? The Republican voters selected Romney during the primary and some of you went against the voters. Real bright.

[dfwgator]

The only good thing about Dole's candidacy was Norm MacDonald portraying him on SNL....

[Oliviaforever]

Bob Dole 2016

[Logical me]

Forgot to mention we are going so close to Nazism it is frighting.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— Dole was an impressively dazzling true conservative leader. -—

He has to be the number one, I’m-next-in-line cannon-fodder RINO.

[dfwgator]

“Tanned, Rested and Ready.”