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In reply to the discussion: Looks like they're grooming Mittens to be the puke candidate in 2024 [View all]Xolodno
(7,291 posts)41. Disagree.
He was the GOP guy who wasn't bat shit crazy and they believed with all their antics in Congress, they could win....and still lost. Even Karl Rove refused to believe he lost for awhile.
Romney is their Senatorial savior to get the moderates back into the fold in time. The base is shrinking due to one simple reason...death. Eventually they will reach a critical moment to move with the country...or...die as a party. Thinking its more likely former.
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Don't intentionally misrepresent what I said. That is not acceptable here or anywhere else.
hlthe2b
Jun 2020
#15
You stated (that Romney would be) "Much more dangerous than Trump" That is where you need
hlthe2b
Jun 2020
#38
Trump has self-destructed after 4 years and nearly taken the republican party with him
Yeehah
Jun 2020
#35
Mittens is grooming himself. And he did institute Romneycare, which is a good thing. However...
Hekate
Jun 2020
#18
Fox "News" is owned by people so rich they don't give a shit if it makes money or not
Yeehah
Jun 2020
#53
Mittsie might already be off and running, but a Republican base stupid enough
Vogon_Glory
Jun 2020
#44
A big chunk of the party: the "Bernie supporters" will never accept someone as right wing as Romney
TristanIsolde
Jun 2020
#54