Romney wants to be the next president

[Cyrano]

He knows that Trump is over and he will likely be the next Republican nominee for president.

He knows that we Democrats are divided.

He knows that he could possibly win.

We must put up the absolute best we have.

On DU, "the absolute best we have" is in question.

Nonetheless, we cannot consider another Republican (even Romney) in the White House.

Whichever of our 20 or 30 plus candidates wins the nomination, we must all back him or her.

If/when it comes to it, anyone who votes for Romney is buying a ticket to hell on earth.

The next president must be a Democrat.

[bearsfootball516]

1. Lol Romney

He already lost in 2012 and is hated by both sides. Best of luck to him.

[pangaia]

27. Most repubs will vote for romney before any democrat.

Do not underestimate the danger... !!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Absolutely right.

As for Romney: the only cure for presidential fever is embalming fluid.

[dalton99a]

3. +1

[Cyrano]

4. Don't underestimate him. This guy can win.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. I don't doubt it. We have to have our act together. n/t

[democratisphere]

20. Agreed. This is no laughing matter!

Time for US to get our sh't together!

[Guilded Lilly]

22. I tend to agree. He is a plotter. And I have no doubts he has...

his sights set on Oval Office remodeling.

[Adrahil]

5. I think he has ZERO chance. NT

[pangaia]

28. I disagree.

I think he has a very good chance, for the nomination AND the white house

[Adrahil]

31. How do you see him winning the base?

Scanning some of the usual RWNJ hangouts, they HATE this guy.

I can't see Mittens winning the primary. Maybe if Trump decides not run or is forced to resign, but even then, most moderates have abandoned the GOP, and even though Mittens is pretty hard right, he just doesn't satisfy the MAGAts.

[pangaia]

35. Good points.

Perhaps I am not so sure about winning the nomination. But of he DOES get it, he will be trouble in the election.

[Shell_Seas]

6. I thought that as well.

He's lining himself up for a 2020 play, (after Trump is impeached/resigns). Maybe he thinks he can be the GOP savior.

[rurallib]

8. IIRC, Mittens lies at a near Trumpian pace himself

[Adrahil]

32. He does, but he doesn't have the demeanor Trump has.

He lies and supports terrible, heartless policies. But he comes off like a guy who irons his underwear. The camo-wearing MAGAts hate that.

[dlk]

9. Good Luck to Mr. "Corporations are People"

[samplegirl]

10. We can't have someone rich

like John Kerry

[WeekiWater]

16. John Kerry is my dream President. NT

[Merlot]

17. John Kerry wasn't born rich, he married someone rich

[eleny]

11. Warren could make mincemeat out of him in a debate

[lark]

12. Further - anyone who doesn't vote or votes for anyone other than the Democrat

is voting directly for the destruction of the USA as a constitutional republic.

[eleny]

13. Strong words that voters should seriously consider

It's no time to mess around.

[WeekiWater]

14. I don't think we are all that divided.

We aren't even close to as divided as the Republicans. You need go no further than your own op to see that. We are talking about a situation where the Republicans are looking to primary their own President or have a front runner ready. That is divided. Considering how vast our party is I say it's pretty stable.

"The next president must be a Democrat."

So true. I am actually of the belief we will be in a better position if we face Romney. Trump fever is real and a lot of the Republican base has it. Many of Trumps most ardent supporters are not new to the game. They will be furious if they don't get their shot at a second term. Of course things could change in the next couple of months.

[INdemo]

24. No we are not divided..not like

2010 when Democrats refused to run their campaigns without any input from President Obama...Big mistake.
As far as Bernie Sanders...this time Bernie needs to stay on the porch and watch.
Elizabeth Warren is building one fantastic campaign staff and I believe she is what Democratic voters were waiting for.

[ecstatic]

15. "Whichever of our 20 or 30 plus candidates..."

Hopefully we can have some early debates or forums to narrow the field.

[Andy823]

18. I agree with what you said

On DU, "the absolute best we have" is in question.

But I also think that the vast majority of our "disagreements" are being caused, once again, by trouble makers who want cause problems and stir things up. This happens every election cycle around here, and sadly so many fall into the trap made by trolls and shit stirrers.

We have to stop helping the trolls win. I know it's hard to not get caught up in the arguments, but that's what the trolls want. We need positive threads that help unite us, not divide us.

[2naSalit]

19. He has been plotting since his loss to Obama...

He he'll stop in his climb to the perceived pinnacle. He believes that money, business success and governmental power are all godly traits and if you think this cabal of filthy thieves is bad, the religious zealot version of filthy thieves is way worse.

It's Never Republican, never again.

[Polybius]

21. Mitt picked the wrong year to run, as 2016 was his best chance

Let's assume Trump doesn't run in 2020. Let's make it easy for Mitt, by not having to run against a sitting President. Do you really think he can beat Cruz, Rubio, or Haley? M

[PatSeg]

23. Poor, poor Mitt

He so conveniently forgets that NO ONE, republican or Democrat ever liked him. Most, if not all, republican politicians could not stand the man and I'm sure he is no more likable now than he was is 2008 and 2012.

Meanwhile, he will do or say whatever he thinks will get him to the White House, even sport a fake tan to connect with Hispanic voters.......oops, he already did that!

It's been pointed out that Romney was suspiciously brown for his Wednesday night interview with Latino TV station Univision and the accusations are flying that he purposefully "dyed his face brown" to appeal more to Hispanics.

Left-wing blog Democratic Underground posted a side-by-side comparison of Romney's usual color with the shockingly orange-brown glow he debuted Wednesday.

https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-09-20/romney-accused-being-suspiciously-brown-univision-interview

Did he think people really forgot what a two-faced, superficial asshole he was?

[Nitram]

25. We are not divided. Having different opinions that need to be discussed is not division.

It is politics. If the party can't compromise, then you might say it is divided. That hasn't happened yet. Perhaps you are trying to frighten Democrats into unity. A more positive approach might work better.

[Turbineguy]

26. His middle-class supporters want

to die poor.

[Soxfan58]

29. The best we have?

We will have many great choices. And a nominee who will kick Rmoneys ass or destroy trump.

[brooklynite]

30. He knows he won't be...

He knows the Party infrastructure is totally behind Trump and a Parimart challenge would be a fool’s errand.

[jmowreader]

33. Romney is a uniter not a divider

He united the Democrats and Republicans in the MA legislature into veto-proof majorities, because the last two years he was in office he was vetoing everything that came across his desk.

Romney’s problem is he’s about as exciting as a lump of wallpaper paste. The MAGA crowd won’t like him because he’s not Trump, and the rational people won’t like him because he’s a corporate raider, his policies are all wrong for America, and he’s arguably the guy who caused the Great Recession. (That was caused by toxic derivatives being used to raise money for corporate raids...and Romney was the guy who invented that.)

[Perseus]

34. "He knows that we Democrats are divided."

Really?? How is it that democrats are divided? Because some crazy amateurs didn't want Pelosi? I think this send the wrong message and one that I happen to think is false.

[Wounded Bear]

36. Correction...

He thinks that we Democrats are divided.

[JHB]

37. All the more reason to highlight Mitt's low-lights