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| Mitt Romney Is the 2016 Republican Front-Runner | |
| 2014-02-01 | |
May explain the continued MSNBC and Melissa Harris-Perry attacks. 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." I can't imagine Ann Romney shaking hands with the Hildebeast or Slick without wearing surgical gloves. 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. And we know it won't be ...Rep. Michael 'break you in two like a boy' Grimm. 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. He's obviously got Kieran's support. Well, it's a start. | |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #13 The Dems keep harping on this phony War on Women so Hilary is their obvious answer. She will be the Dem candidate even though she has past her shelf life. Doesn't matter because she's lefty and the media will go for her. Mitt on the other hand would be a breath of fresh air but the media who would not crucify Hil for being past her shelf life would stick it to Mitt. Maybe he could overcome it because O has been so completely awful and Mitt has been shown to be the opposite. Who the heck knows. |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2014-02-01 23:30 |
| #12 OS, I agree - no more Senators for president. Senators are very good at negotiating and compromising - not at leading. (Well, O is not all that good at compromising, but he wasn't a Sentor for very long before running for president.) If I could take over the country as dictator for just a few days, one of the rules I would institute that Presidential candidates had to have been governors. (Ideally, veterans as well. See Starship Troopers(the book, not the movie)). Of course, I would also institute term limits for Congress Critters, as well as the Reynolds revolving door tax for people who go from government jobs to work for the people they used to regulate. I also have a bunch of other regulations I am working on, like abolishing the EPA and several other agencies. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-02-01 22:33 |
| #11 Jindal. Walker. Pretty good choices, though more of a "VP type". Still, Walker has been thru the press mill and they were not able to stick any mud on him, so he has that advantage. Jindal as a VP might be a good choice, as long as Jindal is prepared to be agressive in going after whoever ends up running the dems (VP is usually an attack position). Plays to minority issues, plus Catholic - but also Lousiana = southern. Another interesting VP would be Nikki Haley of SC (who got slimed with the absolute worst the left and the GOP old-boy network could fling at her). Female, minority. Tea Party helped her get into office over the top of the GOP old guard, so she could bring those folks in like Palin did. Couple that with an aggressive presidential candidate, and you have a lot of dynamic change. In any case, no more of these establishment types, no more retreads, no more "its his turn" types (like Dole, McCain), no more Senators (Rand Paul needs to keep his powder dry for another 5-6 years to get ready, maybe run for Gov in the interim). And for God's sake, no more people named Bush. Stay home Jeb. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-02-01 20:51 |
| #10 The next Republican Candidate of any viable option is Bobby Jindal. |
| Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815 2014-02-01 20:05 |
| #9 Having negatives among normal people is I think a plus for most democrats; they get to show The Squares what they really think of them this way. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-02-01 16:49 |
| #8 Chris Christi OT follows Christie's omnivorous as a goat; He'd never eschew table d'hote. He's an eating machine For the old haute cuisine: He wallows afloat on a greasy moat, Strutting the poop of the gravy boat. From the bread pirate Jersey, Lord preserve us, have mercy! And may holy St. Blaise Keep watch over buffets, To keep danger remote From the ravenous throat Of the feasting Corpus Christie. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-02-01 16:23 |
| #7 Hillary won't make it. I expect Elizabeth Warren to be a late substitution for her. On the Republican side, it's too late for Mitt; too bad, he could have been good. And Christie is now damaged goods. Who's next? I think it should be a governor, but not Perry. Scott Walker might be good. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-02-01 15:18 |
| #6 #4 Hillary has so many negatives and yet she is the front-runner today for the Donks. I don't get it. I get it. she's the chosen one, Picked personally by Obama, pray for a heart attack, or a stroke, that's all that'll save us from her. She'll carry on Obama's policies, Like a "Good Robot" can you say Obama/Hillary care. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-02-01 11:48 |
| #5 I'd think Romney would look good at this point--a very capable guy. But those who say his time has passed are probably right. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-02-01 11:13 |
| #4 Hillary has so many negatives and yet she is the front-runner today for the Donks. I don't get it. She was AWOL before and after Benghazi. She was the one who originally pushed HillaryScare during the Clintons' romp in the Whitehouse--a tremendously unpopular effort with the people then and again with ObummerCare today. What the hell are people smoking? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-02-01 11:10 |
| #3 The MSM will pick someone they can tolerate and then crush in the general election. Unfortunately for Chris Christi they did not want to take a chance in Hillary territory and they went straight to crush. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-02-01 08:25 |
| #2 ..so was Dole and McCain, did that stop the Stupid Party? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-02-01 08:07 |
| #1 Mitt's time has gone. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2014-02-01 00:41 |