Top GOP Senator Says ‘If Romney Loses Michigan, We Need a New Candidate’

ABC News ^ | Feb 17, 2012 | Jonathan Karl

[M. Thatcher]

A prominent Republican senator just told me that if Romney can’t win in Michigan, the Republican Party needs to go back to the drawing board and convince somebody new to get into the race. “If Romney cannot win Michigan, we need a new candidate,” said the senator, who has not endorsed anyone and requested anonymity. The senator believes Romney will ultimately win in Michigan but says he will publicly call for the party to find a new candidate if he does not. “We’d get killed,” the senator said if Romney manages to win the nomination after he failed to win the state in which he grew up. “He’d be too damaged,” he said. “If he can’t even win in Michigan, where his family is from, where he grew up.” What about Rick Santorum? “He’d lose 35 states,” the senator said, predicting the same fate for Newt Gingrich. It would have to be somebody else, the senator said. Who? “Jeb Bush,” the former Florida governor.

[Brookhaven]

It’s a threat.

“Vote for Romney, or you’ll end up with Jeb Bush.”

[Mr. K]

PALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cripplecreek]

I’d like to know which Senator this was.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Well, the coward wouldn’t put his name on it! Could be one of about 35 RINO Senators.

[Mach9]

Doncha just l.o.v.e. anonymous sources? Any guesses?

[Lady Lucky]

What you said. If Bush is the solution they offer, they need straitjackets.

[atc23]

How come every picture I see of Little Stevie Dunham - he’s got his legs crossed like my Aunt Trudi?

[bgill]

Mitt is the sole GOP candidate? Who knew?

[Charles Martel]

So, so typical of a member of the House of Lords, er, Politburo, uhh, Senate.

Suck it, Senator Anonymous.

[tennmountainman]

Jeb Bush?

I’ll stay home before I vote for another Bush. PERIOD!

[shelterguy]

mclame

[fieldmarshaldj]

Name names, Mr. Karl.

[JSDude1]

This Senator just made me give $25 to Santorum!

Also I’d like whomever it is to LOSE their next re-election!

[freemarketsfreeminds]

Might as well say what your really thinking RINO. If our big government candidate can’t win we need to go out and get another big government candidate.

Typical establishment crap. Support us if we win the nomination, but if you win the nomination we can’t support you.

[SandRat]

Good one.

[TomGuy]

A prominent Republican senator just told me that if Romney can’t win in Michigan, the Republican Party needs to go back to the drawing board and convince somebody new to get into the race

Why?

If Romney loses Michican, doesn't that mean more people prefer Santorum? So why dump a new body into the field now?

Just encourage Romney to drop out, save all candidates a lot of $$$, and let the final 3 fight it out for a while.

[GeronL]

wow.

We would already have a new candidate if Santorum wins Michigan.

RINO’s are so revolting

[Still Thinking]

Who could that top GOP Senator be that didn’t endorse anybody yet but still talks like Romney is his boy? It’s got to be some east coaster. They all love Mitt for Brains.

Nah, nah. We Westerners have our RINO's in the closet as well, witness the "honorable" Senator Juan "Lettuce" McBackStabbingAisleReachingRINO.

[Mach9]

Jeb Bush. Hmmm. We’ve got two Catholics and one Baptist already running against a Mormon. I guess what we need is a Baptist-turned-Catholic to save us from Mormons and Obama. I don’t hate Jeb—he’s better than Christi—but he shares something with all of them—he’s not Palin.

[Irenic]

I thought that too but he endorsed Romney and supposedly this fella hasn’t backed anyone. LG mebbe?

It is interesting how few have really backed anyone, would almost seem they were just waiting....