Byron York writes that Romney has not ruled out a run in 2016, rather he is weighing his options and talking to advisors while waiting on the next crop of Republicans to emerge so he can make a decision whether or not to run:
DC EXAMINER – Is Mitt Romney, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination and lost in 2008, ran again and won the nomination but lost the general election in 2012, really thinking about running yet again for president in 2016? Many Republicans have simply assumed not. Romney has seemed to discourage such talk in media appearances, and there has been a general belief that after losing as the party’s nominee, the 67 year-old Romney would return to private life for good.
That belief is wrong. Romney is talking with advisers, consulting with his family, keeping a close eye on the emerging ’16 Republican field, and carefully weighing the pluses and minuses of another run. That doesn’t mean he will decide to do it, but it does mean that Mitt 2016 is a real possibility.
Nearly all of Romney’s 2012 circle of advisers, finance people, and close aides remains intact. Many developed an extraordinary loyalty to Romney, who, in turn, has kept in close touch with them. Romney talks to some of them quite frequently in conversations that cover daily news, foreign and domestic policy, Hillary Clinton, the Republican field — everything that might touch on a 2016 campaign. “Virtually the entire advisory group that surrounded Mitt in 2012 are eager for him to run, almost to a man and a woman,” says one plugged-in member of Romneyland.
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If we want to offend the base and lose again to the Democrats, then we should run Mitt Romney again in 2016. It’s the one thing that’s almost guaranteed.
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #4I recoiled when I read this, but, upon reflection, he looks so much better than the current guy, he might actually have a chance.
He would have been so much better than the current guy.
I'll never forget his face of amazement at the realization that he had lost. He couldn't believe it.
It says a lot about America's sorry state that Obama won re-election ....more than it says bad things about Romney.
Wake up America Something is VERY, VERY WRONG!!!
******************* “You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.” ¯ Richard P. Feynman
Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #4I recoiled when I read this, but, upon reflection, he looks so much better than the current guy, he might actually have a chance.
IMHO that would be the goal - looking better than Zero. You are supposed to forget that Romney is a progressive collectivist who is for global governance, amnesty, increased immigration, RomneyCare, .........................