It’s not Mitt’s party: Top GOPers keep stepping on Romney's message, not sure he'll be leading them

[morningfog]

Top GOPers keep stepping on Romney's message, because they're not sure he'll be leading them after November

Florida Gov. Rick Scott just keeps touting his state’s improved economy, even after a Bloomberg report that Romney campaign officials asked him to stop it because it doesn’t help make the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s case that the country’s gone to hell under Barack Obama. Scott denies he received such a request from Romney – but either way, he continues to hail Florida’s turnaround.

This comes on the heels of Sen. Marco Rubio essentially endorsing President Obama’s decision to halt deportations of young people brought to the U.S. by their parents illegally. Rubio continues to insist that it “feels weird” to deport young people who have grown up here and who consider themselves Americans, sounding like an Obama surrogate as he chides both parties for “politicizing” immigration.

Only two weeks before that, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush rebuked Romney on both taxes and immigration, telling reporters that neither Ronald Reagan nor his father could be nominated by today’s Republican Party because of their record of bipartisan compromise and raising taxes. Bush also warned Romney to change his tone on immigration, saying, “Don’t just talk about Hispanics and say immediately we must have controlled borders. It’s kind of insulting when you think about it. Change the tone would be the first thing. Second, on immigration, I think we need to have a broader approach.”

At the time I wrote that Bush’s off-message remarks seemed to indicate he wasn’t sure Romney could win in November because of the former Massachusetts moderate’s rightward lurch to appease the Tea Party right. Now it’s Rubio and Scott stepping on Romney’s messaging. Is there something in the Florida water? But it’s not just Florida: Right after he survived a recall election, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker rebuked Romney for saying the recall showed Americans don’t want more teachers, cops or firefighters.

http://www.salon.com/2012/06/22/its_not_mitts_party/

[woodsprite]

1. I've been thinking about that. Hope Jeb doesn't get 'drafted'.

and if he does, I hope people remember how much the Bush dynasty has screwed the US.

[magical thyme]

2. Jeb's just positioning himself as moderate

for 2016. Hoping by then we will have suffered so much we'll have forgotten who took a budget surplus and used it to destroy the middle class and the economy.

Can't speak for anyone else, but I will NEVER FORGET YOUR LITTLE BRO', JEB. ANY MORE THAN I'VE FORGOTTEN POPPY AND IRAN CONTRA. OR YOUR NAZI GRANDPOPPY, PRESCOTT.

[Mopar151]

3. The :"Main Street Republicans" are waking up

From drinking too much "Tea", and they're not liking where the GOP is headed - or that their presumptive canidate is an uber-goober.

[Faygo Kid]

4. Mitt has a message?

Besides elect me and throw out Obama? He's an empty suit and corporate tool.

[blm]

5. TeamBush support to 2012 GOP nominee is as sincere as TeamClinton support to 2004 Dem nominee....

as in....not at all.

[BeyondGeography]

6. The funny part is Romney agrees with all of them

He just had to sell what was left of his soul to the right in order to get the nomination and now he's in no man's land.

[treestar]

7. Interesting conflict of interests

Is Scott running for re-election? If so, he has no interest in losing just so Rmoney can be President.