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alp227

(32,015 posts)
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 04:58 PM Jul 2014

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.
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Romney insists he won't be a candidate in 2016 (Original Post) alp227 Jul 2014 OP
That will give him more time to spend at his 200 houses WI_DEM Jul 2014 #1
Complete with car elevators and dressage horses BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #7
He is too old to be President yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #26
That's unfortunate JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #2
Yup! But in the meantime, I want him to STFU!!! freshwest Jul 2014 #29
Me too JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #30
Mr. 47%, ladies and gents! AngryDem001 Jul 2014 #3
He wasn't one in 2012, either. n/t Psephos Jul 2014 #4
Beat me to it! Personal Damon Jul 2014 #19
Aw,come on Mitster. Please run again. Hoppy Jul 2014 #5
Aw, crap! KamaAina Jul 2014 #6
Aww, he was so fun. SummerSnow Jul 2014 #8
As scary as he was...it was also fun waking up to see a new moronic move he made. C Moon Jul 2014 #13
Guess the GOP elites will give us JEB Bush The Second Stone Jul 2014 #9
Let's start a draft Romeny movement. Sen Warren will mop the room with him. marble falls Jul 2014 #10
Same farm, same manure. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2014 #11
Darn! BadGimp Jul 2014 #12
Remember when Ann Romney said " Stop it, this is hard" ...those were the good ol' days SummerSnow Jul 2014 #14
was she talking to Mitt at the time? olddad56 Jul 2014 #20
rofl SummerSnow Jul 2014 #22
It only HAD to be hard five times! jmowreader Jul 2014 #23
"Corporations are people, my friend." red dog 1 Jul 2014 #15
I think Mitt Romney should sign over Wise Child Jul 2014 #16
like a remake of Leave it to Beaver. olddad56 Jul 2014 #21
Who? Liberalagogo Jul 2014 #17
The Republican field has to be pretty bad for anyone to even ask him karynnj Jul 2014 #18
Message: I'm still a douche Bossy Monkey Jul 2014 #24
I expect mr. flip flop to flip flop. nt Javaman Jul 2014 #25
Vacation Home Candidates! One loser endorses another! MADem Jul 2014 #27
He wasn't a candidate last time either! santamargarita Jul 2014 #28
 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
26. He is too old to be President
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 08:51 AM
Jul 2014

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)
30. Me too
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 04:26 PM
Jul 2014

Im trying my best with Allen West - totally trolling his Facebook page. Maybe I should start in on RMoney.

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
9. Guess the GOP elites will give us JEB Bush
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 05:30 PM
Jul 2014

since their usual suspect says no. But why is he still touring like a candidate?

Wise Child

(180 posts)
16. I think Mitt Romney should sign over
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 07:25 PM
Jul 2014

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)
21. like a remake of Leave it to Beaver.
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 08:52 PM
Jul 2014

"Ward, I think you are to hard on the Beaver". my favorite line it that show.

karynnj

(59,501 posts)
18. The Republican field has to be pretty bad for anyone to even ask him
Wed Jul 2, 2014, 08:10 PM
Jul 2014

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.)

MADem

(135,425 posts)
27. Vacation Home Candidates! One loser endorses another!
Thu Jul 3, 2014, 12:12 PM
Jul 2014

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.
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