Romney insists he won't be a candidate in 2016
Source: AP
STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) Returning to the same New Hampshire farm where he launched his last presidential campaign, Mitt Romney on Wednesday insisted he would not pursue a third White House bid but called on voters to punish President Barack Obama by giving Republicans the Senate majority this fall.
"I know that the president is not on the ballot this November, but the people of New Hampshire have a chance to vote on what they think about the president's agenda," Romney told hundreds of people gathered under a beating sun as he endorsed former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown's New Hampshire Senate campaign.
Romney criticized Brown's opponent, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, as a "Simon Says senator" who blindly follows Obama's wishes.
The day was supposed to be focused on Brown's quest to defeat Shaheen this fall, part of a larger Republican push to pick up the six seats needed to claim the Senate majority for the final two years of Obama's presidency. But Romney's return to the state where he began and ended his last presidential campaign loomed over the event.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/politics-brings-romney-back-new-hampshire
Romney and Brown, carpetbaggers all.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,779 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Yes I know he is younger than McCain and some others that the Republicans put up, but if they have any chance at all, they better pick someone young and vibrant.....of course they don't have anybody like that thank god! I love how the GOP screws the pooch every single time.
JustAnotherGen
(31,798 posts)I'd like to see him get whooped again!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,798 posts)Im trying my best with Allen West - totally trolling his Facebook page. Maybe I should start in on RMoney.
AngryDem001
(684 posts)Psephos
(8,032 posts)Personal Damon
(64 posts)Hoppy
(3,595 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)C Moon
(12,212 posts)The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)since their usual suspect says no. But why is he still touring like a candidate?
marble falls
(57,067 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Some things never change.
I'm of very mixed emotions on this.
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)olddad56
(5,732 posts)maybe it wasn't often hard.
jmowreader
(50,552 posts)red dog 1
(27,792 posts)I guess we won't have Romney to kick around anymore...too bad!
Wise Child
(180 posts)his namesake and likeness to a television production company for use in a zany sitcom.
Imagine him, saying silly bon mots to Anne and his children, while trying to figure out how normal people live.
Or a reality show can be just as strange, yet unintentionally funny.
I don't like reality tee vee. I see him as a weird sitcom character.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)"Ward, I think you are to hard on the Beaver". my favorite line it that show.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)Really? Who?
karynnj
(59,501 posts)Looking at the alternatives, he might be among the best ---and he was an awful candidate in a year where the Republicans could have won with an outstanding candidate due to the economy (which was NOT Obama's fault.)
Bossy Monkey
(15,863 posts)Like anyone cares what you think, Willard.
Javaman
(62,515 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Look at the SIZE of that crowd...! WMUR calls it a "large one"--I suppose if one judges "large" as meaning "DOZENS!!!"
It was a muggy, miserable and oppressive day, too--just the theme for that particular candidate.