WSJ has the story:
A determined cadre of Republican donors is casting wishful eyes on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in an 11th-hour push to persuade the former prosecutor to enter the 2012 presidential race.
The drive reflects lingering discontent in some GOP quarters over the current crop of GOP candidates, particularly since the recent stumbles of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has led in national polls of Republican voters.
Mr. Christie’s aides say the governor hasn’t budged from his months-long insistence that he won’t enter the presidential fray, despite what one described as a “relentless” stream of calls over the last week from prominent Republicans urging him to run.
“None of that triggers any new thinking on his part,” said one Christie adviser. “He’s very polite to these people: ‘Thank you for calling. That’s very flattering. I’ll let you know.’ And I think they interpret that, ‘Ah-ha! A rethinking.’ “
Be sure to read the entire piece here.
September 26th, 2011 at 10:50 am
Can we put this thing to bed now?
September 26th, 2011 at 10:54 am
Panic and fear grip the undecided. Run as fast you can boys, but it will do you no good. Or you can come to your senses.
September 26th, 2011 at 10:57 am
I sure hope so!! “I say what I mean. I mean what I say!”
I sure hope that Christie’s integrity and word comes through. (unlike Perry who told voters last year, “I’m not!” as well as numerous times since……..but then flipflopped!! haha and he tries that immature flipflop on Romney when Perry has his own!! ie. guardasil and NY gay rights state support)
September 26th, 2011 at 11:02 am
I think he was right a couple months ago.
Suicide is Christie’s only option to shut these morons up.
You guys think they are unhappy with Romney…and that’s part of it, but only because they know he doesn’t hold a candle against Governor Palin.
They FEAR Governor Palin, and she has cast a huge shadow over this entire process.
This has been a parade of ‘who can stop Palin’…the Bachmann move looked both brilliant and desperate, so Sarah just waited her out. Perry’s star flashed, but Governor Palin knows him well and knew it wouldn’t take long for him to implode…there is even some evidence she ‘goaded’ him into running, knowing they wanted someone to block her entry, and he took the bait.
She is shown herself to be a masterful political tactician…this may be be written about and studied for decades to come.
You guys, of course, are blind to all this, and probably doubt my words. Don’t do that…as many have already discovered, you just end up looking foolish.
I’m just here to help.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:02 am
Damn.
Rudy?
September 26th, 2011 at 11:04 am
1:
We won’t be able to put this to bed until either 2013 comes, or Christie makes good on his suicide threat. Hell, even if he did commit suicide, I suspect The Weekly Standard would start running Elvis-style Christie sightings for the next decade in the vain hope he’d come back and run.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:06 am
No, this will be put to rest on Oct 31st, when the filing deadline for the FL primary passes.
Romney’s the nominee, and probably the next POTUS.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:11 am
7:
Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise me if whispers of “3rd party” start up even after the voting starts. Not to mention, I’m not convinced Florida’s filing deadline is the actual deadline. It just means whoever runs will skip Florida.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Kristol’s problem is if he didn’t come up with the idea, its not any good. He is responsible for McCain and Palin, among others. The guys thinks too much outside of the box. Even Fox News is coming around to Romney now. Tea party rage can only last so long. Eventually, people decide they actually want to win.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:13 am
question on palin is this her week she has to decide i say lets hurry up and decide Palin the political guessing game is getting tiring on your decision she says end of Sept. but i heard a rumor this morning she might delay it till November? .
September 26th, 2011 at 11:13 am
It is such a waste to have the country in such a mindset for slashing government, only to install a government-loving technocrat like Mitt Romney in the White House.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:14 am
Off topic, Kavon, but you are being cited over at NRO:
Did Romney Say He’d Keep the Individual Mandate?
April 19, 2010 11:30 A.M.
By Daniel Foster
Yes, according to Rightosphere’s Kavon Nikrad, who asked Romney if he would repeal the individual mandate and the ban on exclusions for preexisting conditions:
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/198139/did-romney-say-hed-keep-individual-mandate/daniel-foster
September 26th, 2011 at 11:15 am
That was being tweeted and retweeted today:
bdomenech Ben Domenech
When Romney was asked in 2010 about whether he’d repeal the individual mandate, he said “No.” Anyone followed up? bit.ly/opKkxq
September 26th, 2011 at 11:15 am
If Romney were to refer at a debate to reading a book such as The Road to Serfdom, he might actually win over some small government types. There’s no cost to doing so.
But he has never once indicated there he has any history or ellegiance to any small government thinking, period.
Just to free markets. But that’s only half the picture.
Just doesn’t get it.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:15 am
What shiny object will they run to next? Looking like a bunch fools!!!
September 26th, 2011 at 11:16 am
question on palin is this her week she has to decide i say lets hurry up and decide Palin the political guessing game is getting tiring on your decision she says end of Sept. but i heard a rumor this morning she might delay it till November? . guess what i am asking is can she now wait till November. AM not a Palin backer right now all i got to say is DECIDE palin the guessing game is getting old!
September 26th, 2011 at 11:18 am
9. Yeah, even Fox realized they couldn’t keep artificially propping up Perry after what a disaster he’s turned out to be on a number of levels.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:20 am
I can’t believe you folks haven’t read his economic book all 160 pgs. He’s laid his plan on the table and still we have people who question. Read the economic book. He can’t be planner. Spin from newspapers doesn’t mean anything. His book explains what he’ll do and the effect of that action. Read the book you’ll like it. It’s free.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:21 am
#4 Teledude… really? How many polls have been conducted that overwhelmingly say that people DON’T want Sarah to run? I respect her, but people don’t think she’s the right person to be the nominee.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:22 am
14
There is a major cost to doing so. It would be seen as pandering.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:24 am
OKAY, I’M SICK OF THIS!
Chris Christie needs to announce a national press conference in NYC on TV.
At the press conference, he needs to firmly, sternly, and unwaveringly declare his insistence that he is not running for president in 2012, and everyone needs to get on with their lives.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:26 am
12, that was quickly clarified, and I believe Romney mentioned not repealing the pre-existing condition stuff, but yes to repealing the IM.
Fairly certain about that.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:32 am
“Sir, any chance you will run?”
“Yeah. One in a million.”
“So you’re saying there’s a chance!”
September 26th, 2011 at 11:35 am
Looks like it’s time for Obama to cut his fishing line with perry on the end, and open up the tackle box and see what else he can trick the fools with!
September 26th, 2011 at 11:36 am
If a third party is what Palin means by an “unconventional election” she will be the next Perot and give Obama the Presidency for another four years. I hope she isn’t that stupid and egotistical.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:37 am
Honestly, it seems like every cycle some of these wannabe players end up on the sidelines, not chosen as advisors or spokespeople, or what-have-you, so with media access they deserately attempt to pump up some alternative hoping against hope to be taken to the prom.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:38 am
September 26th, 2011 at 11:42 am
27, give it a week, and wait for the news to cover the straw poll this week. Also, wait for STATE polls to come out.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Money quote from the article:
“But Christie is a guy who through his whole career has said what he means, and he has said no.”
When is it going to sink into these people’s thick skulls that that is one of Christie’s most basic, fundamental traits? It is what makes him so appealing.
Does it not occur to them that the very trait that attracts people to Christie is the very trait they want to compromise in trying to get him to run?
September 26th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Link? What were the numbers at the last poll? Trends matter here, trends.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:43 am
Rasmussen reporting that Romney is leading their national poll, which started on Saturday
September 26th, 2011 at 11:43 am
27 Perrywinckle
It took you two days to find a sliver of news that didn’t look like your boy Perry cottontail down and out.
Good for you,
September 26th, 2011 at 11:46 am
Seems to me the most likely late entry is the man who’s been pushing the others: Mitch Daniels. His new book has been well-received, and he’s successfully remained in the game even after deciding against running.
Obviously, the reason he’s stayed out is because of a desire not to put his wife through any scrutiny of her past erratic behavior. But if that’s a hurdle that can be overcome, why not?
He still represents the perfect profile for this cycle: governor of a heartland state; business experience, education reformer; budget expert (though his time at GWB’s OMB is also a problem) and social conservative. Perhaps a bit charisma-challenged, but he can go toe-to-toe with anybody intellectually. No history of flip-flops.
He recognizes the need for a new candidate. Well, if that’s the case he needs to step up to the plate.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:46 am
There is supposedly a new Florida poll coming out this week with Romney as a big leader, by high single digits
September 26th, 2011 at 11:47 am
Here’s the last CNN poll:
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/09/11/rel15a.pdf
As you can see, Romney was down 12, now down 7.
Trends, dude. Trends.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:47 am
33. Daniels is too late
September 26th, 2011 at 11:49 am
maybe these white knighters will turn to rick santourm since i think this has more to do with not wanting romney than anything else.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:51 am
#36 – You may be right. But from all accounts there’s a shadow “campaign in waiting” — a lot of establishment money and political talent that’s been sitting on the sidelines. It’s the group that’d mobilize behind Christie, or Ryan, so why not Daniels?
But I agree that a very late entry is normally most plausible by a grassroots type – eg Palin.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:51 am
27
Weekend poll. Next!
Weekend polls are notoriously inaccurate, and they always favor candidates like Rick Perry.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:53 am
39, and even then, Romney has substantially improved.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:55 am
38:
Because only political wonks know who Daniels is. And, for that matter, why would we think Daniels do any better than Pawlenty did? They pretty much occupy the same territory, and Daniels, while he’s a perfectly competent candidate, hardly sizzles on the trail.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
I was rather expecting a poll or two to lag behind reality. Let’s wait a week and see what happens. Afterall, not everyone saw the debate, but the fact that Perry did horrible during it is making its way through the bloodstream.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
Thursday night part of our Florida poll Romney led Perry by 2. Friday-Sunday part Romney led Perry by 10. Debate did matter.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
43….WOW.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
#41 – Here’s why Daniels would get a much closer look than Pawlenty ever did:
1) The buzz surrounding his late entry would make him the center of conversation for several days;
2) Pawlenty never had the DC or private sector experience Daniels had;
3) Presumably, Daniels won’t want for money like TPaw did.
4) TPaw’s final nail was going toe-to-toe with Bachmann during her surge, while the spectre of Rick Perry hung over him.
Truth is, Pawlenty ran a strategically and tactically flawed campaign. I don’t think it speaks to what Daniels can do.
And does Mitt Romney “sizzle” on the trail? Let’s face it; most of his support results from voters casting him as the right candidate to beat Obama – his positive intensity is meager.
A well-timed Daniels entry could work.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
37
Santorum endorsed Mitt in ’08. And he hasn’t really attacked him this whole cycle.
Same for Bachmann. Ditto on Cain.
Huntsman attacks Mitt, but isn’t going anywhere with the base.
Gingrich has way too much baggage.
Ron Paul has a hard ceiling.
There is no one left for the anti-Mitt vote. Time to get on the train and start focusing on beating Obama.
There’s still plenty of time for Mitt to make a huge blunder, but does anyone really think he will??? And if he does… can someone like Cain really beat Obama? I don’t think anybody else is even a realistic option at this point.
Palin can get in if she wants. She’d land right on her face.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
I cannot wait to see credible national polls such as Rasmussen, MSNBC, CBS, Marist, etc
These polls will have been conducted this week, when quality samples are much more easily attainable.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
45, and, a lot of Romney supporters, me included, would be intrigued by Daniels. My primary requirement is simple COMPETENCE. Nominee Daniels or Nominee Romney, either is good with me.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Folks, Daniels is not going to run. He already said no, and no one will be excited about him if he did.
Christie is not going to run. He already said no emphatically, multiple times, and continues to do so, through his people.
The only people who are considering jumping in that we’ve ever heard of are Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani. Let’s talk about them instead.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
48
I’ll admit that I was pretty bummed when Mitch and Barbour both bowed out. That would have been a great field. But I think Mitt would still be my #1 – mostly because I know much more about him and have been so impressed by what I’ve learned. Admittedly, I don’t know nearly as much about Mitch, but I would do my homework if he does enter.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
45:
I actually think Romney shines quite well on the trail, but that’s neither here nor there.
What I meant by sizzle, is having the ability to come into the race and dominate it. Romney doesn’t have to do that, he’s running a traditional race where he needs to be a long distance runner. I rather think Daniels has the skills to do that too. But I don’t see Daniels as having the ability to come in and create a groundswell that will sweep him to the nomination. He’s just not that type of candidate.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
IMO Romney has more sizzle than Daniels.
And #4 Telly: If Palin were the great hope you claim, how come we don’t hear of all the establishment money begging and begging and begging her to run as they are Christie?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
I though Rombots didn’t trust PPP. LOL! Let’s see what the RCP Florida Average is tomorrow after PPP releases their new numbers — should be very close as Perry currently is up by 2 or 3.
ppppolls
The Florida Republican poll will be released in full tomorrow
50 minutes ago
ppppolls
Bachmann all the way down to 6th now in Florida. She’s only ahead of Santorum, Huntsman, and Johnson
1 hour ago
ppppolls
Newt is the only Republican besides Romney and Perry in double digits in Florida.
1 hour ago
ppppolls
Reality check on Huntsmanmentum stories: still at 3% in Florida where his campaign is headquartered
1 hour ago
September 26th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
The window is open till oct 31 deadline for flordia ballot, so after christie smartly declines, up next rudy, palin, jeb, etc, etc. This is about weekly standard eggheads not liking romney.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
*thought
September 26th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
not that those types would be for palin but she still needs to formally decide…come november, if nobody jumps in, i think rick santourm could get a big push from this group.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Apparently Rush hasn’t read the above WSJ article. Busy talking about how a Christie entry would hurt Romney. Well, duh. That would be the point. The establishment doesn’t want the establishment candidate Romney. The establishment wants the unconventional candidate Christie.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
#45, pt 4: Can you imagine how TPaw feels now, with Michele Bachmann taking him out of the race, only to become an irrelevant joke a few weeks later?
September 26th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
53:
The RCP Average is utterly useless if there’s been significant movement in the race. I know you’re just itching to throw it out, but outdated polls are worse than nothing. They’re lies you tell yourself.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
27, Craig, I see you changed your title yet again. What happened to Haley? All of your meanderings would be funny if not so pittiful.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
#57-
“The establishment doesn’t want the establishment candidate Romney. The establishment wants the unconventional candidate Christie.”
That’s actually one of the more astute observations I’ve seen in awhile.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:38 pm
60.
Bob – I’m telling you – his moniker is going to be Cain/Santorum by the end of the month. He has about 2 more weeks till the trends catch up to his last piece of spamming materials in the RCP averages. Perry has gone from 17 up to 12 up to 7 up and now it will get closer to even prior to Perry falling off.
I can’t forcast who it will be after Cain/Santorum for him though. He catches me off guard with how many anti-mitt name combos he comes up with.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
57, 61
Except, is Romney really all that “Establishment?”
Has anyone on this site ever even defined what they mean by “Establishment?”
Because the way I look at “Establishment” is someone like George W. Bush. Someone who gets into office, and then grows spending massively, panders to illegal aliens, passes Medicare drug benefits, increases the size of the Dep. of Ed, passes lightbulb mandates, sells out Americans to the Chinese and Brazilians, and does little to drill for more oil.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t see anyone in this field doing anything like that in office as president.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
you don’t see any of the candidates in the field doing anything like that MassCon??? You’ve seen the chart linked to Perry and his crony captialism – haven’t you?? – you haven’t heard him about illegal aliens?
He is Bush 3.0
September 26th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Ben, he is Bush without a personality and intellect.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
64
Well, Perry would do a lot of that, but I wouldn’t see him passing Medicare Part D or No Child Left Behind (unless it’s exclusively for illegals). He wouldn’t pass lightbulb mandates either.
But he would be a total disaster, and worse than Bush.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Weren’t Palin and Giuliani suppose to make their decision by the end of this month or are they both pushing it into October now. Both look foolish since neither has a chance in heck in the general or primary.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Sorry I’m late coming back to this thread…
to address a couple points,
19. “#4 Teledude… really? How many polls have been conducted that overwhelmingly say that people DON’T want Sarah to run?”
those are bogus polls of GOP insiders who are probably backing other candidates, of course they don’t want her to run, that’s my point. the people do however (you’ll notice they never ask that question of any pother candidates)
52. “#4 Telly: If Palin were the great hope you claim, how come we don’t hear of all the establishment money begging and begging and begging her to run as they are Christie?”
That is my point as well, the establishment doesn’t support her, they are AFRAID of her
She is a grassroots insurgent candidate of the people, not the political class. She is running against the permanent professional political class of both parties. Christie is the latest one they hope can stop her. They have no faith in Romney being able to head her off and are now in panic mode with the implosion of Perry.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
All true conservatives deserve a shot on Perry’s ticket.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Perry/Rubio 2012! Says:
September 26th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
All true conservatives deserve a shot on Perry’s ticket.
==========================================================
All true conservatives would never vote for a Perry, Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, candidate.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
68.
Implosion by Perry? Not so fast.
Today’s CNN Poll
Perry 28 ..as usual, always around 27-30
Romney 21
Gingrich 10
Cain 7
Paul 7
Palin 7
..and that’s with Bachmann leaving the scene
September 26th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
70.
See 71
September 26th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
70.
Huck had the exact same program for about 1% of his college student population, as well.
I thought you liked Huck? No?
September 26th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Teledelsuional. they are ‘bogus’ polls because you want them to be. Not because they are.
It’s Sept 26, 2011. She’s still a fox employee as of 9am this morning EST. Tick Tock.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Lots of stories about Christie attributed to staffers the last few days. It’s entirely possible this is all a ploy by the Governor to boost his fundraising trip for the NJ GOP.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Which is why all the establishment endorsements have been going to Romney
September 26th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
#68 – It must be nice to live on your planet.
But here on Earth, there simply isn’t this massive Palin army that’s simply waiting for their marching orders, whereby they’ll rise up and seize Tampa without firing a shot.
There’s a core group of die-hards like yourself and Tex, but the real beating heart of Palinism resides within her fabled “lamestream media.” It’s quite ironic, actually.
But nothing we write will convince you of that most salient point. So we’ll just have to see.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Boy is Rush BASHING Romney and the “Establishment”/RINO’s/Moderates, and saying a Tea Party Conservative who is needed to win — ALL BUT POINTING TO PALIN (without having to state her name)
…Rush BASHING Christie as NOT Conservative
September 26th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Perry back to his 30! Bingo!
September 26th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Hey Craig, how about Thunder/Bobinator 2012!
September 26th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
#78 – Rush and the Talk Radio Right ultimately had no influence choosing our 2008 nominee. They HATED McCain.
But, in the end, they’re all sound and fury, signifying nothing
September 26th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Tele -
Side note – I hope you didn’t loose $ on my boys this weekend. Had a GREAT 1st half but then coach let 2nd & 3rd string run the show for the 2nd and gave away points on both sides of the ball.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Hey David, that was then, now is now, POST OBAMA AND POST TEA PARTY!!!
September 26th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
78.
Rush = Perry
September 26th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
84.
There’s a formula for failure in the generals. Thanks for pointing that out Craig.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Perry/Rubio 2012! Says:
September 26th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
70.
See 71
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Michigan Straw Poll Results — Ron Paul in 4th Place
Romney — 51%
Perry — 17%
Cain — 9%
Paul — 8%
Bachmann — 4%
Gingrich — 4%
Santorum — 3%
Huntsman — 2%
====================================================
Another example of Perry’s implosion. When True conservatives vote, Romney wins. Romney beats Perry by a 3-1 margin.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
821. No they covered for me (I put them in a little 10 point teaser to lower that spread) but I lost my hind quarters on the NFL yesterday…I am really terrible at this, if I weren’t such a degenerate I would just stop.
September 26th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Rick Perry’s pain proves to be Mitt Romney’s gain
Experts Texas gov. is ‘flavor of the month’
• National polling averages at Realclearpolitics.com show Perry’s double-digit lead — rapidly amassed after he announced in mid-August while Romney’s dropped — has narrowed to six points. Romney’s polling graph line is headed back up, Perry’s down.
• Despite Perry’s nationwide polling gains in his first weeks of campaigning, Romney has maintained strong leads in the first-in-the-nation Granite State.
• Romney is quickly closing in on Perry in South Carolina, which hosts the nation’s “first in the South” Republican primary.
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/2011_0926perrys_pain_proves_to_be_mitts_gain_experts_texas_gov_is_flavor_of_the_month/srvc=home&position=3
September 26th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Embarrassing. Pawlenty begged for a job at FOX and couldn’t get it. I don’t blame Ailes, who would put such a bland personality on TV?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/64406.html
September 26th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
89.
If Tim would have stayed neutral, he would have landed a job at Fox. But Ailes is not hiring a Romney stooge. No way. No how.
September 26th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
86.
Michigan Willard’s home state? LOL!
That’s like doing a straw poll in Texas for Perry!
September 26th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
New Texas PPP scientific (not a rigged straw) poll:
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/
September 26th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Romney doesn’t need to be the frontrunner yet anyway.
And, as we have seen, Rick Perry is a gaffe master. Let him try to impove his debate skills. Romney needs the practice, he hasn’t got much of a challenge and he is going against “The One”
If Romney keeps the reputation that he is a killer in debates and then has a bad one against Obama, that would be bad.
That is one reason having Palin in the race wouldn’t be that bad. So far no one has given Romney practice.
And as the Thursday night Luntz group demonstrates, when Romney is allowed to defend himself on Romneycare, he puts to rest people’s fears. Lot’s of those people said they weren’t worried about it after they heard Mitt tell it the way it really is.
But when nobody challenges him he doesn’t get the chance to change minds blinded by the propaganda.
The part of the GOP establishment like Rush have put horns on Romney’s head. And when people see that he is actually normal and engaging…
So Palin would be good for Romney. And then she would drop out and then she would endorse Romney like the rest of them.
All roads lead to Romney in the end.
September 26th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Petunia, while I do agree her ‘run’ would be limited and very, very short, I don’t see why she needs to spend what little political capital she has left. It’s political suicide. All she’ll do is fracture the party even further, and then we won’t have enough time to do the necessary repairs to it, before the election. If she loves this country, she’ll stay far, far away from running.