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Trump Should Get Behind Romney’s Candidacy, McConnell Says
The New York Times ^ | 02/17/2018 | Jonathan Martin

Posted on 02/18/2018 5:39:11 AM PST by Trump20162020

WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell said in an interview on Friday afternoon that President Trump should rally behind the Senate candidacy of Mitt Romney despite his blistering criticism in 2016, arguing that Mr. Romney’s potent bid was an illustration of the Republican Party’s improving fortunes entering a challenging midterm campaign.

“I can’t imagine that he’s not,” Mr. McConnell said when asked whether Mr. Trump was comfortable with Mr. Romney, who on Friday made official his long-expected candidacy for a Senate seat from Utah. “We don’t want to lose the seat, and this looks like a pretty formidable candidate.”

Mr. McConnell, the majority leader, said that Mr. Romney would enter the Senate with a stature similar to what Hillary Clinton brought as a junior senator. “The best way to think about that, and I told him this a couple of months ago, I said: ‘You’ll be a freshman like Hillary Clinton was,’” Mr. McConnell recalled. “He will come in here with a level of national identity and respect that will make him effective from Day 1.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; gop; mcconnell; mitchmcconnell; mittromney; romney; senate; trump
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To: Trump20162020

It’s UT, and Mittens does not need Trump’s endorsement in the least.


61 posted on 02/18/2018 6:31:58 AM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Eddie01

——My comments are based on the fact Romney inexplicably stopped running against Obama a month before -—

I believe you are referring to McCain....

I don’t recall mittens giving up....


62 posted on 02/18/2018 6:32:34 AM PST by Popman
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To: hal ogen

Like the Utahns and their Romney, people in KY still believe uin the “Key Player” Mitch!


63 posted on 02/18/2018 6:34:02 AM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Trump20162020

McConnell message to American conservatives:

“Heh, heh, if you don’t like my party, heh, I can always let you have the democrats back in power. Either way, you lose, heh, heh. You people have no power and never will the way we got it rigged here. Oh, you got your Trump over there. Heh, heh, that’s Ok, in time we’ll take him down.”


64 posted on 02/18/2018 6:37:10 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Trump20162020

Support John Dougall for US Senate in Utah and send that carpet bagger Romney packing.


65 posted on 02/18/2018 6:38:32 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Theodore R.

Loser romney doesn’t even live in UT. Many here in UT think he is the winner of the Biggest Loser award.


66 posted on 02/18/2018 6:39:37 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Trump20162020

No RINOmney.

He trashed Trump.

Traitor. RINO. Cult leader.

Not worth a tweet of endorsement.


67 posted on 02/18/2018 6:39:47 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Q is Barron Trump, time-traveling back from the future, to help his dad fight the deep state.)
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To: Trump20162020

Bad idea.


68 posted on 02/18/2018 6:39:48 AM PST by mulligan (The)
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To: Trump20162020

McConnell raises his hand and shouts “I’m a tool of the Deep State” again.


69 posted on 02/18/2018 6:40:43 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Trump20162020

McConnell is a Bush League Republican as is Romney.

Their goal is amnesty for 30 million new Democrats.


70 posted on 02/18/2018 6:41:36 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Trump20162020
MCCONNELL IS A FOOL!
KICK THE JACKASS OUT!

71 posted on 02/18/2018 6:43:33 AM PST by Savage Beast (President Trump LEADS the resistance! Vive la resistance! Pray for the victory of truth!)
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To: Trump20162020

Mitt needs to make friends with Trump, not the other way around. By the grace of God, Donald Trump is POTUS and Mitt never has been.


72 posted on 02/18/2018 6:44:51 AM PST by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: From The Deer Stand

KY could have had Matt Bevin as their Senator.

After they failed to Cantorize Yertle in the primary Alison Grimes was the lesser evil.


73 posted on 02/18/2018 6:46:25 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Doogle
"Mittens has got to get behind Trump"

He already has.

(With a knife.)

74 posted on 02/18/2018 6:47:07 AM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

DC swamp creature supporting DC swamp creature. The Deep State at work promoting its OWN interests and lobby money.


75 posted on 02/18/2018 6:48:30 AM PST by EagleUSA
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"You’ll be a freshman like Hillary Clinton was,"

A liberal, arrogant, corrupt, know-it-all that despises the American people and only has their own interest in mind.

For once, McConnell is right.

76 posted on 02/18/2018 6:53:07 AM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Trump20162020
McConnell degrades the Republican Party the same way Comey does for the FBI. Neither should ever be trusted as both have shown allegiance-partiality to the Democrat Party.
77 posted on 02/18/2018 6:56:09 AM PST by MamaDearest
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To: Trump20162020

Screw Romney....
.... Enough of the carpetbagger.


78 posted on 02/18/2018 7:02:18 AM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Trump20162020

A RINO’s take on what the outsider President should do for another RINO.

Apparently, Pres Trump and a handful of Senators and Congressmen are the only Republicans left inside the Beltway that support the Republic. The rest think we live in a democracy.


79 posted on 02/18/2018 7:03:01 AM PST by Blue Collar Christian (We Arizonans need to get rid of McCain/Flake as all of us pray for Trump.)
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To: shelterguy

These politicians are truly unbelievable!!!!!! The good people of Utah open their eyes up and see that Mittens will a disaster!!!!


80 posted on 02/18/2018 7:06:36 AM PST by MGunny
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