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MSNBC just went over a bunch of polling that shows the Tea Partiers like Romney a lot more than Jeb, so that may be pushing him into a run. No word on the dozen other candidates that will run to Romney's right.
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Joementum posted:Romney's out (according to Hugh Hewitt who got this email). 
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Jan 30, 2015 16:52
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drat it, Romney. You're ruining it for us.
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Jan 30, 2015 16:53
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:drat it, Romney. You're ruining it for us. How we will manage to find amusement in the Republican nomination process now???
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Pinterest Mom posted:How we will manage to find amusement in the Republican nomination process now??? I don't want amusement. I want ~*chaos*~.
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Jan 30, 2015 16:55
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Huh. Mark Haleprin over at Bloomberg stacked up a bunch of evidence that he's probably running ( http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/features/2015-01-30/why-mitt-romney-thinks-he-can-win-and-jeb-bush-can-t- , with some commentary here: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_01/mitt_edges_up_to_the_starting053943.php ). OTOH, one of Romney's key campaign figures (the guy who ran his Iowa operation) just signed on with Jeb ( http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_01/smalltime_businessman_snags_ke053944.php )
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Jan 30, 2015 16:56
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Pinterest Mom posted:How we will manage to find amusement in the Republican nomination process now??? 
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Jan 30, 2015 16:56
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This is extremely my poo poo.
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Jan 30, 2015 16:57
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Hahaha, Michael Steele is one of the five people competing and he compared the randomized draft to 2010 when basically someone giving him a card that says "Sorry, you got Christine O'Donnell this time around." This is kind of gold.
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Jan 30, 2015 16:59
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Goddamnit. All that for nothing. What a tease. I was really looking forward to Mittbot 3.0: This Time It's Personal
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Jan 30, 2015 17:02
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmn9asN-8AE
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Jan 30, 2015 17:02
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I honestly feel bad for Romney, I could feel how badly he wanted to be a U.S. President, I don't think I've ever wanted anything that much.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:03
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So I guess it's Jeb, then.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:04
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John Dingell on Willard's announcement https://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/561192030316298241?s=09
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Jan 30, 2015 17:11
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baw posted:So I guess it's Jeb, then. I'm thinking Rick Perry will try to take the "respectable candidate" tack and then we get to watch him campaign while dodging felony charges.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:15
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Syjefroi posted:Hahaha, Michael Steele is one of the five people competing and he compared the randomized draft to 2010 when basically someone giving him a card that says "Sorry, you got Christine O'Donnell this time around." This is kind of gold. Can't help liking that dude.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:16
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What a letdown. I guess we need to change the title of this thread, then. Romnedämmerung? Romneygeddon?
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Jan 30, 2015 17:27
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While I think this was too good to be true, I believe we really do deserve a late re-entrant Mitt coming back in at the worst possible time. Like how it became mitt last time once everyone got anointed and then had their scandals play out one by one. Mitt can still be in itt.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:29
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^^^^ Beaten, but I got art. 
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Jan 30, 2015 17:31
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What grim night follows this acrid sunset?
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Joementum posted:Romney's out (according to Hugh Hewitt who got this email). I'm actually stunned. Or rather I would actually be stunned if Mitt really did not run. As silly as it is to run a loser again, I had him pegged for the nominee.
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Romney kneecapped a ton of goons' hopes for a comedic GOP primary, it seems 
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Actually, a Romney-inevitability might have toned down the primary fight. If it's an actual open field we might get to see some real fights. I don't think Jeb has nearly as strong of a hold on the nomination as Romney would have.
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quote:Mr. Romney said he believed he could win the nomination, but he expressed concern about harming the party’s chances to retake the White House. “I did not want to make it more difficult for someone else to emerge who may have a better chance of becoming the president,” he said. "unlikely"! The dream is still alive as long as we have hope 
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Jan 30, 2015 17:38
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Jan 30, 2015 17:43
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This needs to be in every post. Now that mittens is gone, does it make Christie v Jeb even rougher as they jockey for the least insane but viable conservative.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:50
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Jeb's camp must be ecstatic, Romney was the only one that could throw a big enough monkey wrench into his campaign. Now we have to hope that Jeb's campaign implodes on its own.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:54
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Pron on VHS posted:I honestly feel bad for Romney, I could feel how badly he wanted to be a U.S. President, I don't think I've ever wanted anything that much. I don't think Romney wanted to be president so much as Ann Romney wanted to be First Lady. I'm also personally unconvinced that he's out entirely. He might be angling for VP instead of the big chair.
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Cythereal posted:I don't think Romney wanted to be president so much as Ann Romney wanted to be First Lady. If he wasn't 67 I'd honestly believe that he's trying to pull a Nixon by playing losing-king maker in 2016.
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QwertyAsher posted:I'm thinking Rick Perry will try to take the "respectable candidate" tack and then we get to watch him campaign while dodging felony charges. As a Texan, I look forward to this song and dance immensely. Every time Perry opens his mouth, all the other nominees have to do is mention that Perry is being investigated for felony charges. They can even change their tone if they think the audience is more interested that Perry did something wrong or if he got caught. All the while investors will be avoiding Perry like the plague, giving Perry a tiny warchest, and he'll have to schedule events around his court dates.
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Jan 30, 2015 17:57
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Mitt Romney is not angling for the VP spot, jesus. If he's holding out hope, it might be as the consensus compromise choice for a ~~brokered convention~~.
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Pinterest Mom posted:If he's holding out hope, it might be as the consensus compromise choice for a ~~brokered convention~~. Oh please, please, please, oh please 
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Jan 30, 2015 18:00
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Excellent work on the thread title, by the way. I almost didn't notice.
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Jan 30, 2015 18:00
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I am sad Romney isn't running again. It is so much fun making fun of him, he is a great target.
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Pinterest Mom posted:Mitt Romney is not angling for the VP spot, jesus. Skips the primaries, lets them go to their logical extreme insanity, avoids all the poo poo slinging and at the end of the line swoops in and "rescues" the Republican party? That actually makes a lot of sense.
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Jan 30, 2015 18:05
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I like that he said by focusing on the message of making the world better for the poor. He didn't actually say focus ON making the world better for the poor.
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Jan 30, 2015 18:06
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Pinterest Mom posted:Mitt Romney is not angling for the VP spot, jesus. My guess is that the big donors just weren't there.
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Jan 30, 2015 18:06
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"I think I'm be the best candidate, but I'm ducking out in the hopes that somebody better comes along." Pretty empty letter to be a capstone of such a troll. Sure, the guy who wasn't actually the White Horse is bowing out to put his money on a dark one. What information would have come in that could have changed his mind? Donors? When he says his camp thought it looked promising and the money was lining up, that seems believable. It just seems such a random about-face. Pinterest Mom posted:~~brokered convention~~ Can't even let myself hope, I've been trolled too hard today.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:My guess is that the big donors just weren't there. Yeah, he spent three weeks talking to all the important people and concluded he would lose, and badly. Invisible primary at work.
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I am guessing that this was decided last week when Bush and Romney met up. They probably hashed out what donors where with which person and how they would compare. Romney has to realize that both he and Bush are going after the same sub group of Republicans. Now, Romney can sell off his influence (and donors) to the highest bidder. I am guessing that Romney will meet with Christie and other candidates in the coming weeks. I initially thought VP push but I now I think he would see that as beneath him. He could be looking for a prominent role though in an upcoming administration.
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