Looks like some GOP have a plan in place to give anti-trump republicans a safe harbour

[applegrove]

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in Mitt Romney. To stop the bleeding from the party. He will be the disparate republican leader. The other narrative. Good luck with that.

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[Pope George Ringo II]

1. There are things from the GOP's history worth saving.

Romney doesn't represent any of those things, unfortunately.

[global1]

2. How Soon Before Trump Starts Taking Shots At Rmoney....

I can't wait till Trump starts in on him on Twitter.

[bluestarone]

3. YEP

It will come!!

[Blue_true]

14. Happened this morning. The question now is will Mitt fold like usual. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Two years ago

I was told Romney would replace Hatch and then he would run for the Presidency in 2020.

Lived in Utah for thirteen years,and as a outsider,learned first hand how that State operates. You just do not fill out the forms at the County Clerks office to run for any Political Office and be a successful Candidate. If you do not have the blessings of the local Bishophic,and the Priesthood,you are totally screwed. That is why Democratic Candidates outside of Salt Lake County have a ugly time getting elected. Said this before,you will most likely capture maybe 28-30% of the vote.

And Romney is Utah's anointed White Horse Candidate.

[pecosbob]

5. But what happens when Cruz and the rest of the crazies all throw their hats in the ring?

They'll all shit on Romney while they try to trump Trump by raising the tinfoil level to 11.

[brooklynite]

6. Why attribute this to the GOP?

Romney won because people in Utah never liked Trump. Has nothing to do with the Party.

[applegrove]

7. You don't think the GOP have plans to keep people from leaving the party

when the **** hits the fan and Trump's lawyers try and fight it? You don't think they are not concerned with that? Of a wing of the party splitting off and becoming independents or democrats as Mitch and others bend to Trump because he controls 37% of the country, his base? That they have done no thinking on this? And it would help Romney if he had his own GOP base going into 2020? So they might forgive him for losing to Obama. I doubt very much this is not the planning.

[brooklynite]

9. No, I don't...

First, nothing the Party leadership has done indicates that they're prepared to change direction in the future. Second, "the GOP" is not a monolithic entity. It's a Committee made of State representatives, many appointed during the Trump period, and supporting his authority.

[applegrove]

10. Okay. So a faction of of the GOP. I give you that. A faction know

they need to have an alternative narrative. We do not know how or who exactly. Corker and Flake were not good enough. Mitt is. He already has a national profile. They need to split to make Trump think the Mitch supports him so he doesn't run away from the Republucans with his base. It is like the Middle East, it is so complicated. I don't think people do OP Eds that issue a challenge without thinking long and hard of the wanted ramifications. Even Kellyanne Conway and her husband have a split strategy. Everyone is doing it seems.

[brooklynite]

12. "RNC chair slams her uncle Mitt Romney for Trump criticism"

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, the niece of Mitt Romney, blasted the incoming GOP Senator on Wednesday, saying that the op-ed he wrote criticizing President Trump was "disappointing and unproductive."

"POTUS is attacked and obstructed by the MSM media and Democrats 24/7," McDaniel wrote on Twitter. "For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack @realdonaldtrump as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423477-rnc-chair-slams-her-uncle-mitt-romney-for-trump-criticism

[brooklynite]

13. RNC member calls for GOP to skip 2012 Primary

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[Kablooie]

8. Now that Romney's in the Senate I won't be surprised if in a few weeks he's suddenly a Trump lover.

It seems to happen to everyone who's in the Senate no matter how fervently they are against him early on.
Especially now when the GOP are circling the wagons to protect Trump from the Dems.

[Me.]

11. So How Many Times Does He Get To Run

before being criticized as unlikeable and a loser?