Romney rips 2016 also-rans for losing to Trump

Politico ^ | June 11, 2016 | By Alex Isenstadt

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Mitt Romney laid into the large and rambunctious group of 2016 Republican candidates here on Saturday, arguing that they deserved a share of blame for the rise of Donald Trump.

During a question-and-answer session with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer before around 250 Republican donors gathered here for the Romney-hosted Experts and Enthusiasts summit, the former Massachusetts governor said this year’s group of primary candidates misplayed their hand. By spending months attacking each other and ignoring Trump, he argued, they made a severe tactical error that allowed Trump — who Romney has criticized as a "con man" and a "fraud" — to escape unharmed.

“Their biggest failure was attacking each other and not the frontrunner,” Romney said. “Just politically, I thought that move was not right for them.”

Romney reserved particular scorn for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who Romney endorsed late in the primary process. The Texas senator, he pointed out, spent extensive time during the campaign praising Trump. He also said Ohio Gov. Kasich had divided the anti-Trump vote by remaining in the race long after it had become clear he didn’t have a realistic pathway to the nomination — a message he said had relayed personally to the Ohio governor. And Romney chided Right to Rise, the $100 million-plus Jeb Bush super PAC that spent heavily to tear down Bush rivals other than Trump.

“I thought it was an extremely large mistake on their part,” he said of Right to Rise.

Romney, though, credited Trump with waging a politically savvy primary campaign. “He played it extremely well,” he said, noting that the New York businessman had tapped into a deep vein of voter frustration. “It was a very effective strategy.”

As he has on previous occasions, Romney warned that a Trump presidency could have disastrous repercussions for the country.

[tumblindice]

Romney’s a real tiger, at least when attacking Republicans.

[RoseofTexas]

I just wish they would've fought with fervor against Obozo the way they are fighting tramp ....pledge we don't need no stinkin pledge!!!!

[RoseofTexas]

Oops meant to say Trump!:)

[Diogenesis]

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Mitt Romney Sends Leftover Pizza to Obama Chicago HQ
After spending the day in Chicago fundraising, Mitt Romney
sat down with small business owners at Gino's East,
a pizza joint famous for their deep-dish pizza.
In fact, Romney himself tweeted a photo of a
delivery boy heading out with the loot, writing,
"Great deep dish at @ginoseast.
Sending the extra slices to @barackobama and his Chicago HQ team."

Romney sends leftover pizza to Obama team

[Don Corleone]

Somebody please check Romney’s meds. He has gotten totally derailed.

[DoughtyOne]

For a presidential contender failure who lost to the likes of Obama, the Muslim Brotherhood’s man on the inside, this guy sure has a mouth.

R O M N E Y

rMoney

[Vision Thing]

‘mitt’ is a four-letter word like ‘fail’.

[Fantasywriter]

‘What planet was this guy on during the primaries?’

Kolab.

[TomGuy]

“Their biggest failure was attacking each other and not the frontrunner,” Romney said. “Just politically, I thought that move was not right for them.”

Says the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama in 2008.

Says the guy who lost to Obama in 2012.

Says the guy who has had about 5 opportunities to enter the 2016 race, but each trial balloon crashed like a lead balloon.

Romney is one of the last people other candidates should be taking advice from.

[USCG SimTech]

I didn’t think he drank. Maybe it’s pills.

Damn.

[trisham]

Well said.

[orchestra]

Romney is a TRICK.

[COUNTrecount]

His wife won’t let him run again. He’s schlonged, without one.

[TomGuy]

Romney ran against one of the weakest incumbents in the last century or more.

Obama’s approvals were low, low.

Romney just couldn't bring the fight to Obama, especially after the ‘get the transcript, Candy’ moment. That finished Romney off. Romney cowered, just barely called in the 3rd debate, never mentioned the Benghazi atrocities.

[TomGuy]

Maybe he and Bill Kristol can start a new media empire called the Marxist Standard...

Or start their own political party, The Rinorat Party.

[heye2monn]

Romney is a hater. He is a very divisive figure. He stereotypes his opponents as racists. He is building walls against Republicans who support Trump. He pits Americans against Americans.

[kempster]

If they are going to get advice why would they want it from a loser? Trump got way more votes than Mitt and he shared them with 16 guys.

Go cry in Utah.

[Robert DeLong]

Frustrated? Not in the least, just tired of losers like you Romney and McCain, who couldn’t even beat Obama.

[HiTech RedNeck]

You oughtta know about conmen and frauds, Mitt.

[ronnie raygun]

Another jeb who needs his momma