Romney Will Skip GOP Convention

[applegrove]

Romney Will Skip GOP Convention

https://politicalwire.com/2016/05/05/romney-will-skip-gop-convention/

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Mitt Romney “plans to skip this summer’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland where Donald Trump will be officially nominated — an unusual move that underscores the deep unease many Republican leaders have about the brash celebrity mogul as their standard bearer,” the Washington Post reports.


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[1939]

1. Probably thinks he will be disrespected

over his 2012 loss in the same way Tom Dewey got disrespected for his 1948 loss at the 1952 GOP convention.

"Twice we have listened to you and twice have you led us down to defeat".

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Damn,remember those wonderful

disasters. Rode with the Old Man to vote for Truman.

BTW,after Trumpies put down of the Mormons,you can right off 4 western States from the Rethugs win column. Lovin it Baby!!!!!!!

[1939]

5. My mother voted for Dewey in 1948.

She wanted to do it in 1944, but my father (in New Guinea at the time) wrote her and said we should stay the course with FDR while the war was on. My mother was just gaga over Dewey. She was also gaga over Soapy Williams after she danced with him at the Governor's Ball during National Guard Summer Camp in 1950. I don't remember my mother ever getting high on a presidential candidate after Tom Dewey.

While I remember her and my father arguing over Dewey in 1948, my first real political memories were 1952 (13 yrs old). I watched as much as I could of both conventions. They fascinated me. I haven't watched a convention since 1980 as they are now just boring coronations. I wished i could have watched the Dem convention in 1972 which had tons of drama even though McGovern got it on the first ballot. Unfortunately, I was on my second tour in Vietnam at the time.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. When we got home,

remember the Old Man sitting by the Radio all night till about 4 am,he had to be to work at 5. Remember the Radio Guy going all bonkers over Dewey and the Old Man was just beside himself. The next day in the late afternoon,the Truman wins announcement came in .

[1939]

7. One thing i remember was 1952

We lived in Detroit and our next door neighbor, Mr Schmidt, was a leader of a United Auto Workers "Flying Squad" which would "vote early and vote often". My father came home from work and Bob Schmidt was in his driveway washing his car. My father was a UAW member at the time (before he was promoted) and said, "Hey, Bob, aren't you supposed to be out on the road hitting voting booths?" Mr. Schmidt said, "Hell, Eisenhower's got it in the bag, no use in going out tonight."

I also remember my father's comments to me after Eisenhower and Stevenson had been nominated by their party's conventions that, "You know, 1939, I didn't have one bit of say in either one of those nominations and i have to choose between them."

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Yes the Old Days of

Politics. Do remember the 1952 Vote. Growing up in Northern Wisconsin,all the Men served under Ike and the 1st Division(The Big Red One),and the Teamsters backed Stevenson kinda tongue in cheek,knowing most of the membership served under Ike. Interesting times.

[livetohike]

3. That convention hall may be rather empty. Maybe there will

be an alternate convention.

[roamer65]

9. I really think they will try.

If they nominate a candidate to run against Trumpf and they can hold Hillary to under 270 EV's, then it will go into the House for a vote on the top 3 candidates.

Hint: Paul Ryan knows this and is positioning himself to be one of those 3...imho.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

4. Please proceed, mitt!