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Posted on 09/14/2023 12:53:02 PM PDT by thegagline
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced Wednesday that his political career will come to an end***
The move is a familiar one — a prominent Republican gathering the courage to arrest his party’s drift toward Trumpism and then, when the next election comes around, heading for the exits.
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Unlike other Trump critics who have opted to retire, Romney appeared to have had more than a fighting chance, had he opted to run again. Utah is an unusual state, deeply conservative but also with a large vein of Trump skepticism coursing through that conservatism. And Romney’s personal brand there — dating to his stewardship of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics — clearly gave him latitude that other Republicans have not enjoyed.
This situation is unlike that in neighboring Wyoming, where Rep. Liz Cheney’s impeachment-related efforts rendered her persona non grata in the party and sent her to a 37-point defeat in the 2022 GOP primary. Nor was it like what happened in neighboring Arizona, where Sen. Jeff Flake opted to retire ahead of the 2018 election rather than seek the approval of one of the most extreme and Trump-aligned state Republican parties in the country.
But Romney’s exit does echo Flake’s in another way: He is basically admitting that the party has made its choice and that there is little place for his brand of politics.
***Romney played down the idea that he would get involved in supporting a 2024 candidate who is running against Trump. The reason: It would be counterproductive.
“I doubt my support will mean anything positive to any of the candidates at the finish line,” Romney said. “I’m not looking to get involved in that.”
And then, the most striking quote: “It’s pretty clear that the party is inclined to a populist demagogue message.”
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I had to, the alternative was unacceptable.
Alinsky 101.
Accuse your enemy of what you are doing.
Trumpism, yet he had Bay Buchanan advising him, and in the 2008 Primary, he met with Tom Tancredo to get his endorsement.
The uni-party is a demogogue party of its own, dedicated to the cause of the globalists.
Bannon is claiming he is running for President.
Well, Romney was a very successful for DemocRats. At least he has that to meditate on in his old age.
What’s with this criticism of “populism”? Mike Pence said something similar, about how we have to be conservative and not follow “populism”.
is this a new talking point word handed out to anti Trump Republicans?
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And then, the most striking quote: “It’s pretty clear that the party is inclined to a populist demagogue message.”
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America First
Make America Great Again
Yeah, Mitt’s R Swamp Team is being infiltrated and exposing one Bush,McCain,Cheney,Romney at a time..
Well, he'll have to compete with RFK Jr.
Probably secured his piece of the Ukraine funding pie, jauntily tipped his cap, and said, “Adios, losers!”
The democrat and Republican candidates in 2004, 2008, and 2012 were unacceptable for me, so I voted for someone else.
I took a lot of crap for it but wouldn’t change a thing.
Painfully unable to be popular themselves, they have set out to destroy the concept of popularity forever.
When Romney was on the ticket here in OK....I didn’t vote.
But Mitt said he’s going to retire, because he’s getting up in years, and the next generation needs to come in, etc.
If that’s why he is retiring from the Senate, how could he then say he’s running for president, if he really feels that the next generation in politics needs to take over???
So he thinks he’s getting too old to be a Senator, but not too old to be President? Maybe I’m missing something?
Mittens - Just another feckless appeaser. Who worked toward globalism and the ultimate loss of sovereignty for the US.
Translation: We Democrats are losing a valuable operative. Why....we might not even get another RINO sock puppet to replace him. The Horror!
“I doubt my support will mean anything positive to any of the candidates at the finish line,” Romney said.
Finally, Mitt and I can agree on something. His irrelevancy.
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