Romney is out. Mitt Says He Won't Run for President

[KevinNYC]

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/hes-out-mitt-romney-says-he-wont-run-president-n296751) told close supporters on a conference call on Friday that he will not run again in 2016, saying that he wants to allow other leaders in the GOP to step forward.

"After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the Party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said in remarks posted on radio host Hugh Hewitt's website, which participants on the call confirmed to NBC News as accurate.

Romney told backers he believed that he could have won the nomination but "it would have been difficult test and a hard fight."

"I believe that one of our next generation of Republican leaders, one who may not be as well known as I am today, one who has not yet taken their message across the country, one who is just getting started, may well emerge as being better able to defeat the Democrat nominee," he added.

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, widely viewed as the new favorite of establishment Republicans, called Romney a "patriot" in a statement after news of the decision broke.

[christian1923]

Christy 2016:applause:

[KevinNYC]

That just happened.

This happened yesterday.
Jeb Bush hires former top Romney aide (http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/01/29/bush-presidential-campaign-kochel-romney/)
Jeb Bush has snagged the services of Mitt Romney’s top campaign aide in Iowa.

Bush hired David Kochel, who ran Romney’s Iowa campaigns in 2008 and 2012, to be a senior strategist to Right to Rise, the leadership PAC established by the former Florida governor ahead of a likely presidential campaign.

“Though the Republican Party has a deep bench of individuals that I respect and admire, I’d encourage Gov. Bush to take his record of accomplishment and dynamic, conservative ideas to the whole nation,” Kochel told The Des Moines Register in an interview.

Kristy Campbell, a Bush spokeswoman, confirmed Kochel’s role.

“If Governor Bush were to move forward with a potential campaign, Dave is in line to play a senior role in a potential campaign,” Campbell said in an e-mail to USA TODAY. “Dave is one of the most respected political strategists in the country and his expertise and leadership will be critical to helping Governor Bush outline his vision for expanding opportunity for all Americans in the coming months.”

[KevinNYC]

Bush-Romney 2016?

[They Won]

Great. Now we just need the rest of the politicians to drop out too.

[Real Men Wear Green]

This makes Jeb Bush the favorite, right? Hope he's less of a Neo-Con than his brother. Or at least less a fan of war.

[They Won]

This makes Jeb Bush the favorite, right? Hope he's less of a Neo-Con than his brother. Or at least less a fan of war.

He'll be a fan of whatever his puppeteers are fans of.

[The Iron Sheik]

dang, this is sad news but he has a point. he can't keep carrying the republican party. he's basically lebron on the cavs (the first time)

[Patrick Chewing]

This makes Jeb Bush the favorite, right? Hope he's less of a Neo-Con than his brother. Or at least less a fan of war.


Jeb is extremely moderate, so Libs should actually like him. He's for Common Core, and some type of amnesty.


I'm tired of the establishment President though. Give me Ted Cruz or Rand Paul any day.

[bagelred]

Jeb is extremely moderate, so Libs should actually like him. He's for Common Core, and some type of amnesty.


I'm tired of the establishment President though. Give me Ted Cruz or Rand Paul any day.

So Bush/Cheney destroy this country and Obama after 6 years has got country back on track. But you don't want this...you actually want to go backwards.

Makes sense....

[Patrick Chewing]

So Bush/Cheney destroy this country and Obama after 6 years has got country back on track. But you don't want this...you actually want to go backwards.

Makes sense....


Just becuase it said "Forward" during Obama's campaign does not actually mean that the country was moving in that direction.


And how would voting for an establishment guy be better than voting for guys who actually want real change and are not influenced by lobbyists and pander to their base???

[fiddy]

dat collusion

[bagelred]

Are people actually this dumb? Can they find cause in effect where it doesn't exist just because they want to?
Oh....it's bagelred.....

Are people actually this dumb? Can they not find cause AND effect where it sometimes actually exists because they don't want to?
Oh....it's magnax1


I win.

[ROCSteady]

Thank Jah.



Fck that Mormon

[DukeDelonte13]

that's good news for the repubs.

[Droid101]

Okay, so he invaded Iraq and Afghanistan.... Sooo..... What was the terrible result of this?
As of May 29, 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Defense casualty website, there were 4,425 total deaths (including both killed in action and non-hostile) and 32,223 wounded in action (WIA) as a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

As of February 28, 2014, the United States Department of Defense official statistics lists 2,175 servicemembers as having died in Afghanistan. Of these, 1,795 are due to hostile action and 373 non-hostile.

:confusedshrug:

[deja vu]

Obama after 6 years has got country back on track.
http://31.media.tumblr.com/637ade26133e9252e16e7fe3a33edf88/tumblr_inline_nc9sr76RSJ1sxqs0h.gif

[Droid101]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/637ade26133e9252e16e7fe3a33edf88/tumblr_inline_nc9sr76RSJ1sxqs0h.gif
Great response. Definitely will make everyone think twice.

[Patrick Chewing]

Great response. Definitely will make everyone think twice.


It is quite laughable though when you think about it.

[KevinNYC]

It is quite laughable though when you think about it.If by thinking about, you mean ignoring what happened.

Bush's last month in office was January 2009. Obama became president on Jan 20th.

January job loss: Worst in 34 years (http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/06/news/economy/jobs_january/)
That headline was written before the numbers were revised from the initial 600,000 to 800,000 jobs lost in a single month.

Here's what the employment situation has looked like since Obama took office. Every full month he has been in office has been in blue.

http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/embedded_image/public/1.9.15.jpg

2014 is best year for job gains since 1999 (http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/09/news/economy/december-jobs-report-unemployment/)
2.95 million jobs were created last year.

Looking at the facts, what's the actual argument? All problems caused by worst financial crisis since the Great Depression not solved in 6 years? Is that the argument?

Romney in 2012 say if we elected him, unemployment would be at 6% at the end of his first term - Jan 2017. Unemployment is currently at 5.6%.

[Lakers Legend#32]

Jeb and the Republicans want to rescue us from prosperity.

[TheMan]

Only Americans would be dumb enough to go away from the party that got us out of the economic mess to the party that created the mess in the first place :facepalm and to another Bush, no less

[GimmeThat]

Only Americans would be dumb enough to go away from the party that got us out of the economic mess to the party that created the mess in the first place :facepalm and to another Bush, no less



so what's more important.

having a reliever who will secure the win for you.
or an Ace in your rotation.

[longhornfan1234]

:roll: and the Republicans want to rescue us from prosperity.

Nobody wants that big government wall street R.

Rand Paul/ Ben Carson '16. Bring true conservatism back in the white house. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[KevinNYC]

that's good news for the repubs.

He's still the top candidate in the Republican primaries. Fox News just did a poll where he leads every other Republican by 10 points.

[Droid101]

Great. Now we're going to get more communists like Obama instead of real policies like trickle down economics.
:facepalm
Your trolling is really losing a step. Pick up your game jammy.