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Mitt Romney Is the 2016 Republican Frontrunner (NH)
National Journal ^ | 1-30-14 | Matt Vasilogambros

Posted on 01/30/2014 11:31:11 AM PST by 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.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; nh2016; romney2016; sitwithmitt; standwithrand; uniparty; willard
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To: RKBA Democrat

I’m sure Romney isn’t interested in going through that noise again.


141 posted on 01/31/2014 5:36:40 AM PST by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: RKBA Democrat
"Hey, I'm available!"

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"So am I!"

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"Me too!"

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"*%&$ you!! It's MY turn again!!! Get outta my way &@#$ers!!!!


142 posted on 01/31/2014 5:46:32 AM PST by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

This is silly. Romney isn’t going to run. The poll represents name recognition by low-information respondents. It simply shows how stupid these polls are at this point.


143 posted on 01/31/2014 6:14:48 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Red Badger

My thoughts exactly.


144 posted on 01/31/2014 7:58:51 AM PST by ASouthernGrl (BHO sucks - literally or metaphorically, you decide.)
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To: VanDeKoik
I’ve already read one with Huckabee in front. And then there is already the fluffing up of Jeb.

Yep. Pathetic isn't it?

145 posted on 01/31/2014 10:12:24 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: RKBA Democrat

Why aren’t they testing Bob Dole and John McCain’s names??? Come on guys if you are going to dig up political corpses do it right.


146 posted on 02/02/2014 7:19:01 AM PST by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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To: ElkGroveDan

“Why aren’t they testing Bob Dole and John McCain’s names??? Come on guys if you are going to dig up political corpses do it right.”

Well, they could always go for Nixon as well.


147 posted on 02/02/2014 11:08:41 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Having some small say in who gets to hold the whip doesn't make you any less a slave.)
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