Mitt Romney Announces Senate Run

 

Former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney made it official. Via a campaign video, he announced he’s running to replace Orrin Hatch as the next US Senator from Utah.

In 2012, Romney won Utah’s vote by nearly 50 points. Now at age 70, he’s going to see if he’s still got it. What do you think: are you happy Mitt’s running for office again?

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  1. Umbra Fractus Inactive
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    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):

    Mike LaRoche (View Comment):

    Randy Weivoda (View Comment):

    I remember hearing Ann Coulter on one of the Ricochet podcasts when the 2016 presidential field was shaping up and before Trump announced. Coulter said Romney needs to run again because he was the only man who could save America from the Mexican invaders.

    I wonder if Romney still believes that, though.

    I wonder if Ann still believes that. Or ever really believed that.

    I’ve not been shy about the fact that I don’t think very highly of her*, but I’ll give her this much: She is sincerely concerned about this issue, and has not hesitated to call Trump out when he appears to be going soft.


    *This predates Trump by many years.

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  2. DrewInWisconsin Member
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    Umbra Fractus (View Comment):

    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):

    Mike LaRoche (View Comment):

    Randy Weivoda (View Comment):

    I remember hearing Ann Coulter on one of the Ricochet podcasts when the 2016 presidential field was shaping up and before Trump announced. Coulter said Romney needs to run again because he was the only man who could save America from the Mexican invaders.

    I wonder if Romney still believes that, though.

    I wonder if Ann still believes that. Or ever really believed that.

    I’ve not been shy about the fact that I don’t think very highly of her*, but I’ll give her this much: She is sincerely concerned about this issue, and has not hesitated to call Trump out when he appears to be going soft.


    *This predates Trump by many years.

    Yeah but what I mean is would she still say that Romney’s the guy who’s gonna save us from “Mexican Invaders.”

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  3. :thinking: Member
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    Hey, this is the first election where I’ll be old enough to be a Senator, and I live in Utah. I’ll represent the Ricochet Wing of the Republican Party. You can count on me to be a firm supporter of principles and stuff. Vote for me!

    I have bout $500 free. Will that be enough to throw my hat in the ring?

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  4. Matt Bartle Member
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    :thinking: (View Comment):
    I have bout $500 free. Will that be enough to throw my hat in the ring?

    It might be enough to throw your hat toward the ring.

    At the very least you could use it to  put up a web site that says, “We need :thinking: in the Senate!”

     

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  5. Matt Bartle Member
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    “No more governing without :thinking:”

     

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  6. MarciN Member
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    Matt Bartle (View Comment):
    It might be enough to throw your hat toward the ring.

    That’s funny. :) :)

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  7. Gary Robbins Member
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    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):
    Problem:

    • The GOP doesn’t need another Roy Moore running for the Senate.
    • It also doesn’t need another Jeff Flake.

    Romney isn’t Moore. I fear he’s closer to Flake. He might keep the Senate out of Democrat hands, but I worry about his political instincts.

    I would be thrilled to have a US Senate filled with decent, conservative voting and courageous people like Jeff Flake who stood up to Trump.  Thrilled.

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  8. Gary Robbins Member
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    Goldwaterwoman (View Comment):

    Franco (View Comment):
    And Romney is not especially decent to his rivals in his own party. Besides his betrayal of Trump supporters, he’s gone after Gingrich in his own underhanded way. He always comes out looking like Dudley Doright. I see that as a huge character flaw. I like Trump better.

    Romney’s duplicitous actions within the GOP after Trump secured the nomination have been absolutely unforgivable. As one of the leaders of the never crowd, he has smiled at our faces while slowly turning the knife in our backs. Romney, thy name is Judas.

    Trump was and is not qualified to be president, and was nominated by a minority of our party.  His populist BS is not conservatism.  I admire and respect Romney, and if Trump keeps screwing up, hope that Romney beats him in the 2020 primary.

    We saw this before, two nominees fight each other, Taft and Teddy Roosevelt in 1912.

    Trump is leading us to an epic wipeout in 2018, and cannot win in 2020.  If you want to hold the White House in 2020, you would vote for Romney over Trump.

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  9. Gary Robbins Member
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    Tom Meyer, Common Citizen (View Comment):

    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):
    Problem:

    • The GOP doesn’t need another Roy Moore running for the Senate.
    • It also doesn’t need another Jeff Flake.

    Romney isn’t Moore. I fear he’s closer to Flake. He might keep the Senate out of Democrat hands, but I worry about his political instincts.

    Honestly, I liked Jim Geraghty’s take on it a few months ago (slight paraphrase):

    Romney will be fine. Perhaps even good. That said, if someone younger and more rock-solid would were available, that would be even better.

    Perhaps his name is Ben Sasse, R-NE.

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  10. Gary Robbins Member
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    MarciN (View Comment):

    Goldwaterwoman (View Comment):

    Franco (View Comment):
    And Romney is not especially decent to his rivals in his own party. Besides his betrayal of Trump supporters, he’s gone after Gingrich in his own underhanded way. He always comes out looking like Dudley Doright. I see that as a huge character flaw. I like Trump better.

    Romney’s duplicitous actions within the GOP after Trump secured the nomination have been absolutely unforgivable. As one of the leaders of the never crowd, he has smiled at our faces while slowly turning the knife in our backs. Romney, thy name is Judas.

    Trump rose to power by criticizing the existing Republican Party and its leadership. Why do his followers take umbrage when other Republicans criticize him?

    It just doesn’t make any sense.

    Trump broke Reagan’s 11th Commandment.  He gets no loyalty from me.

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  11. Gary Robbins Member
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    :thinking: (View Comment):
    Hey, this is the first election where I’ll be old enough to be a Senator, and I live in Utah. I’ll represent the Ricochet Wing of the Republican Party. You can count on me to be a firm supporter of principles and stuff. Vote for me!

    I have bout $500 free. Will that be enough to throw my hat in the ring?

    We need you in government, but we have discovered that it helps to have some governmental experience before you seek a higher office.  See the grifter in the White House right now.

    i suggest that you run for school board or City Council, and then for the Utah Legislature.  With seasoning, I would be thrilled to see you run for Congress and then the Senate.

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  12. RufusRJones Member
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    When you have 17 candidates you need to have a two step national primary. Seventeen and then two. I got that from Michael Medved.

    Trump comes down to two things: people want their cut of statist Keynesianism (thank you war mongering RINOs) or they want it fixed. They are sick of cultural Marxism.

     

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  13. RufusRJones Member
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    Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin. Trump came within 1.5% in Minnesota. Historically, the GOP candidate averages losing by 6% in Minnesota.

    What’s going on here?

     

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  14. RufusRJones Member
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    delete

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  15. RufusRJones Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    We need you in government, but we have discovered that it helps to have some governmental experience before you seek a higher office. See the grifter in the White House right now.

    The electorate doesn’t care for some reason.

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  16. Guruforhire Inactive
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    oh goody I get to grind my anti Romney ax again.

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  17. C. U. Douglas Coolidge
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    :thinking: (View Comment):
    Hey, this is the first election where I’ll be old enough to be a Senator, and I live in Utah. I’ll represent the Ricochet Wing of the Republican Party. You can count on me to be a firm supporter of principles and stuff. Vote for me!

    I have bout $500 free. Will that be enough to throw my hat in the ring?

    No, no. You split the votes ftom my run!

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  18. Gary Robbins Member
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    RufusRJones (View Comment):
    When you have 17 candidates you need to have a two step national primary. Seventeen and then two. I got that from Michael Medved.

    Trump comes down to two things: people want their cut of statist Keynesianism (thank you war mongering RINOs) or they want it fixed. They are sick of cultural Marxism.

    YES!

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  19. Gary Robbins Member
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    RufusRJones (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    We need you in government, but we have discovered that it helps to have some governmental experience before you seek a higher office. See the grifter in the White House right now.

    The electorate doesn’t care for some reason.

    There care plenty.

    November:  Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma

    December:  Alabama.

    January & February:  Wisconsin, Florida

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  20. DrewInWisconsin Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):
    Problem:

    • The GOP doesn’t need another Roy Moore running for the Senate.
    • It also doesn’t need another Jeff Flake.

    Romney isn’t Moore. I fear he’s closer to Flake. He might keep the Senate out of Democrat hands, but I worry about his political instincts.

    I would be thrilled to have a US Senate filled with decent, conservative voting and courageous people like Jeff Flake who stood up to Trump. Thrilled.

    Yes, we know.

    I, on the other hand, think that so-called Republicans like Flake, who bragged about donating to a Democrat campaign to help the Republicans lose the Senate, is something we need less of, not more of.

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  21. RufusRJones Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

    RufusRJones (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    We need you in government, but we have discovered that it helps to have some governmental experience before you seek a higher office. See the grifter in the White House right now.

    The electorate doesn’t care for some reason.

    There care plenty.

    November: Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma

    December: Alabama.

    January & February: Wisconsin, Florida

    People just want stuff given to them or in lieu of that they will take a good economy. And they don’t want their identity shamed. Knowledge of government and civics is not required. Now the Democrats get their crack at it.

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  22. Gary Robbins Member
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    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

    DrewInWisconsin (View Comment):
    Problem:

    • The GOP doesn’t need another Roy Moore running for the Senate.
    • It also doesn’t need another Jeff Flake.

    Romney isn’t Moore. I fear he’s closer to Flake. He might keep the Senate out of Democrat hands, but I worry about his political instincts.

    I would be thrilled to have a US Senate filled with decent, conservative voting and courageous people like Jeff Flake who stood up to Trump. Thrilled.

    Yes, we know.

    I, on the other hand, think that so-called Republicans like Flake, who bragged about donating to a Democrat campaign to help the Republicans lose the Senate, is something we need less of, not more of.

    Get ready to lose PA-18.

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  23. Mike-K Member
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    RufusRJones (View Comment):
    IMO, there should be mandate for actual catastrophic health insurance (that isn’t subsidizing a bunch of other crap besides catastrophic risk) given the horrible structure of things now. It wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

    It would be pretty cheap for the young who are such a big proportion if the uninsured. Obamacare destroyed most of the health care system but that is another story. Heritage finally decided the individual mandate was not all that helpful.

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  24. Mike-K Member
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    it helps to have some governmental experience before you seek a higher office. See the grifter in the White House right now.

    NeverTrumpers are impossible to convince. They would accuse Trump of being unable to swim if he walked on water.

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  25. RufusRJones Member
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    Mike-K (View Comment):

    RufusRJones (View Comment):
    IMO, there should be mandate for actual catastrophic health insurance (that isn’t subsidizing a bunch of other crap besides catastrophic risk) given the horrible structure of things now. It wouldn’t be that big of a deal.

    It would be pretty cheap for the young who are such a big proportion if the uninsured. Obamacare destroyed most of the health care system but that is another story. Heritage finally decided the individual mandate was not all that helpful.

    The problem is, so much is forced into premiums and taxes anyway due to bad policy. The 1986 law where they are forced to take everyone at the emergency room. Medicaid is subsidized buy under billing hospitals and doctors so they force it into the honest and productive guys premiums. On and on.

    We need to be honest about visibly accounting for subsidy and premium risk. It was bad before Obamacare now it’s worse.

    People really need to be on direct primary care too.

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  26. Umbra Fractus Inactive
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    We saw this before, two nominees fight each other, Taft and Teddy Roosevelt in 1912.

     

    Which resulted in Wilson, arguably the closest the US has ever come to actual Fascism (read some Goldberg) getting elected.

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    Trump is leading us to an epic wipeout in 2018,

    The polls say otherwise. The Democrats’ lead in the generic ballot has been steadily tightening, and the latest poll even had the GOP ahead by 1% (within the margin of error, but still….)

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  27. Gary Robbins Member
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    Mike-K (View Comment):

    Gary Robbins (View Comment):
    it helps to have some governmental experience before you seek a higher office. See the grifter in the White House right now.

    NeverTrumpers are impossible to convince. They would accuse Trump of being unable to swim if he walked on water.

    I have praised Trump on Judges, but the main credit should go to Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley.

    Trump never won over a majority of Republicans, only a plurality in a crowded field, and then a rotted convention.

    Now 37 pages showing meddling.  Will the collusion end with Donald Trump, Jr., or extend to his father?

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  28. Umbra Fractus Inactive
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    Gary Robbins (View Comment):

    Now 37 pages showing meddling. Will the collusion end with Donald Trump, Jr., or extend to his father?

    37 pages show meddling but no collusion, or at worst “unwitting” collusion. 13 Russians were indicted, zero Americans.

    There was no collusion. The dream is over. Let it go.

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  29. Umbra Fractus Inactive
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    Umbra Fractus (View Comment):

    Or, y’know, maybe the entire world doesn’t revolve around Donald freaking Trump.

    Getting a “like” from @garyrobbins on this post is ironic.

    For the record, it’s directed at you too.

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  30. RufusRJones Member
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    Umbra Fractus (View Comment):
    There was no collusion.

    Also, does anyone think Trump’s lawyers would let him run for POTUS if he actually laundered money for the Russians or whatever?

     

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