Posted on 08/25/2015 7:10:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Colorful former Trump adviser Roger Stone thinks 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney is thinking about getting back in the presidential race. Stone tweeted his suspicion, and told CNN he had heard that Romney was considering a run from his sources.
The move could indicate Romney sees an opportunity to better confront and challenge front-runner Donald Trump. Some see current establishment standard bearer former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as flailing. Trump has mocked Bush for being "just flat" on the campaign trail and Sunday called him a "low energy" candidate.
Romney publicly considered a third run as recently as January, but decided against it, after he lost most of his valuable donor base to Bush, and the massive prospective Republican field proved too unpredictable.
Romney ran for president in 2012, and lost the nomination to Sen. John McCain in 2008. Romney supporters point to Ronald Reagan's three attempts at the White House — 1968, 1976, before his successful win in 1980, as evidence that Romney has a chance.
The man who floated this rumor, Trump's former adviser Stone, has a history almost as colorful as that of his former boss. Stone was an aide to President Richard Nixon, and remains one of Nixon's staunchest defenders. He is known for his penchant for expensive but elaborate dress clothes, which are often a departure from the more understated nature of most political menswear.
He has been described as a "self-admitted hit man for the GOP" by the Daily Beast, is a popular presence on Twitter, and allegedly, has a tattoo of his former boss — Nixon— on his back.
Another GOPer to split their vote.... the GOPe is just proving what little political savvy they have.
“Romney supporters point to Ronald Reagan’s three attempts at the White House — 1968, 1976, before his successful win in 1980, as evidence that Romney has a chance.”
Reagan stood for something. Romney is a human marshmallow.
Lol. Wait.... What?
GOP e: “please Mitt, help us, you are our only hope!”
Lol
Sanders might run as an independent. Biden might run. Romney might run. Trump might run as an independent if he feels mistreated.
This might be the last election this country ever has - at least the last one anyone might believe in.
He will be about as popular as Kasich or, possibly, Graham.
1860 redux?
I think Hugh Hewitt just had an......never mind.
The Cheap Labor Express is really worried if they are going to trot out ol’Milt.
The severely conservative Romney is their last shot since the rest of their candidates have failed.
The Cheap Labor Express candidates:
¡Yeb!
Rubberio
Grahamnesty
NJFatBoy
Huckster
Fiorina
Walker
Pataki
Kasich
Gilmore
All of these people have told us they want to accomodate the foreigners who broke into our country and will not sand for the citizens.
In what?
What was it that Cruz said?
“Out of seven billion people, they pick the only guy that basically wrote Obama Care!”
Exactly. Reagan learned from his mistakes and improved as a candidate from between election cycles.
Romney would be a WORSE candidate today than he was in 2012 - and he was a very poor choice for the GOP in 2012.
I mainly remember Roger Stone over the years as the political hack who was dedicated to making the Republican Party into a pro-abortion Democrat Party II.
Yes. Who would not vote for Bishop Rat Romney,
author of BOTH ObamaCARE-by-Gruber
and gay marriage-by-Romney-ordering-the-Clerks.
People would be able to marry their toasters
and their cars under the Bishop.
Mitt, you can choke in the privacy of your own home now. You don’t have to do it on the national stage again. Sheesh, these guys are really getting ridiculous.
Who’s Kasich Graham?
Romney did us so proud last time. Why not? /s
This guy should be good for pulling 1% from everyone but Trump.
Trump supporters know a looser when they see one.
Romney won’t run again, IMHO...
I had the opportunity to meet Romney twice in the years before he ran. What he did for Salt Lake and the Olympics deserves far more praise than he got. He’s a GENUINE nice guy, especially for someone so wealthy, who takes the time to thank those around him.
IMO, he would have been one of the smartest, and greatest Presidents this nation ever had. Had he been elected in 2008, we still would have had to fight through the economic collapse, but we would have come out of it FAR sooner, and FAR better than we have today.
His biggest drawback, IMHO, is that he was TOO NICE. To get over the din of the now incredibly-biased and bought U.S. Liberal Media to speak to the sheeple, you have to be TRUE SON-OF-A-BITCH.
And that is exactly what Trump is doing.
Almost.
Needs fixing.
Please ObiMittwan Kadoofus, help us, you are our only hope.
Fixed.
:-)
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