Mitt Romney's calm and measured critique of Donald Trump will cruelly backfire

[DigitalDrifter]

I think the establishment is just not getting the Trump attraction.

Mitt Romney has done something that no Republican presidential nominee has done during the modern primary process: denounced the man who is the frontrunner to succeed him as the party's standard-bearer.

The speech was a doozy. He went after Trump's personal character, his finances, his positions on issues ranging from trade to Iraq. "Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark," Romney said. The audience cheered his list of indictments, as did anti-Trump Republicans on social media who were watching his remarks on television.

Romney is a nice man. He was a reasonably good governor in Massachusetts. He is the worst possible spokesman for Republicans against Trump.

First, he is the losing Republican from 2012. I mention "losing" — the thing Romney did in the Electoral College, the popular vote, and nearly all swing states when he ran against President Barack Obama four years ago — because Trump is sure to bring it up. In fact, he already has. "Mitt is a failed candidate," Trump quickly responded Thursday. "He failed horribly. That was a race that absolutely should have been won."

A big part of Trump's shtick is that he was a good soldier for the Republican establishment when Romney and John McCain were the party's nominees. They failed and now he is taking matters into his own hands. (It's worth recalling Romney did more than any other establishment Republican to help elevate Trump by appearing with the billionaire to accept his endorsement four years ago.)


For Trump, this serves two purposes. It helps him bond with Republicans who are angry about their party's failure to beat Obama in legislative battles or elections. And it is a conversion story of sorts to explain why he went from being a fairly conventional moderate Northeastern Republican businessman — albeit one who has long been consumed by themes of national decline and foreigners disrespecting America — to a Tea Party populist.

Mitt Romney's calm and measured critique of Donald Trump will cruelly backfire

 

[IcebergSlim]

I think the establishment is just not getting the Trump attraction.

Mitt Romney has done something that no Republican presidential nominee has done during the modern primary process: denounced the man who is the frontrunner to succeed him as the party's standard-bearer.

The speech was a doozy. He went after Trump's personal character, his finances, his positions on issues ranging from trade to Iraq. "Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark," Romney said. The audience cheered his list of indictments, as did anti-Trump Republicans on social media who were watching his remarks on television.

Romney is a nice man. He was a reasonably good governor in Massachusetts. He is the worst possible spokesman for Republicans against Trump.

First, he is the losing Republican from 2012. I mention "losing" — the thing Romney did in the Electoral College, the popular vote, and nearly all swing states when he ran against President Barack Obama four years ago — because Trump is sure to bring it up. In fact, he already has. "Mitt is a failed candidate," Trump quickly responded Thursday. "He failed horribly. That was a race that absolutely should have been won."

A big part of Trump's shtick is that he was a good soldier for the Republican establishment when Romney and John McCain were the party's nominees. They failed and now he is taking matters into his own hands. (It's worth recalling Romney did more than any other establishment Republican to help elevate Trump by appearing with the billionaire to accept his endorsement four years ago.)


For Trump, this serves two purposes. It helps him bond with Republicans who are angry about their party's failure to beat Obama in legislative battles or elections. And it is a conversion story of sorts to explain why he went from being a fairly conventional moderate Northeastern Republican businessman — albeit one who has long been consumed by themes of national decline and foreigners disrespecting America — to a Tea Party populist.

Mitt Romney's calm and measured critique of Donald Trump will cruelly backfire

It is difficult to appreciate the speed with which the party is spiraling into hitherto unfathomable depths of Stupid....

 

[jon_berzerk]

I think the establishment is just not getting the Trump attraction.

Mitt Romney has done something that no Republican presidential nominee has done during the modern primary process: denounced the man who is the frontrunner to succeed him as the party's standard-bearer.

The speech was a doozy. He went after Trump's personal character, his finances, his positions on issues ranging from trade to Iraq. "Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark," Romney said. The audience cheered his list of indictments, as did anti-Trump Republicans on social media who were watching his remarks on television.

Romney is a nice man. He was a reasonably good governor in Massachusetts. He is the worst possible spokesman for Republicans against Trump.

First, he is the losing Republican from 2012. I mention "losing" — the thing Romney did in the Electoral College, the popular vote, and nearly all swing states when he ran against President Barack Obama four years ago — because Trump is sure to bring it up. In fact, he already has. "Mitt is a failed candidate," Trump quickly responded Thursday. "He failed horribly. That was a race that absolutely should have been won."

A big part of Trump's shtick is that he was a good soldier for the Republican establishment when Romney and John McCain were the party's nominees. They failed and now he is taking matters into his own hands. (It's worth recalling Romney did more than any other establishment Republican to help elevate Trump by appearing with the billionaire to accept his endorsement four years ago.)


For Trump, this serves two purposes. It helps him bond with Republicans who are angry about their party's failure to beat Obama in legislative battles or elections. And it is a conversion story of sorts to explain why he went from being a fairly conventional moderate Northeastern Republican businessman — albeit one who has long been consumed by themes of national decline and foreigners disrespecting America — to a Tea Party populist.

Mitt Romney's calm and measured critique of Donald Trump will cruelly backfire

that much is obvious

more so if they though they could send out progressive (romney care) mitt

inform the people about the evil trump

--LOL

what next

is McCain scheduled to give the next "major speech" to dump Trump

--LOL

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Romney is too dense to read the writing on the wall. He doesn't get that freedom lovers are tired of being sold out by the establishment.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

McCain getting in on the act That synches it. Nobody takes that ass clown seriously.

 

[Steven_R]

I think the establishment is just not getting the Trump attraction.

A hidden camera in the GOP headquarters captured this...

 

[Zoom-boing]

Mittens grows a spine four years too late. Oh brother.

Read that he wants the GOP to back him in a brokered convention. That would absolutely give hillary the win.

The GOP, who insisted Trump sign a pledge to stick with the party, now wants to pull a Trump.

The GOP is fucked. Old boys need to go.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I think the establishment is just not getting the Trump attraction.

Mitt Romney has done something that no Republican presidential nominee has done during the modern primary process: denounced the man who is the frontrunner to succeed him as the party's standard-bearer.

The speech was a doozy. He went after Trump's personal character, his finances, his positions on issues ranging from trade to Iraq. "Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark," Romney said. The audience cheered his list of indictments, as did anti-Trump Republicans on social media who were watching his remarks on television.

Romney is a nice man. He was a reasonably good governor in Massachusetts. He is the worst possible spokesman for Republicans against Trump.

First, he is the losing Republican from 2012. I mention "losing" — the thing Romney did in the Electoral College, the popular vote, and nearly all swing states when he ran against President Barack Obama four years ago — because Trump is sure to bring it up. In fact, he already has. "Mitt is a failed candidate," Trump quickly responded Thursday. "He failed horribly. That was a race that absolutely should have been won."

A big part of Trump's shtick is that he was a good soldier for the Republican establishment when Romney and John McCain were the party's nominees. They failed and now he is taking matters into his own hands. (It's worth recalling Romney did more than any other establishment Republican to help elevate Trump by appearing with the billionaire to accept his endorsement four years ago.)


For Trump, this serves two purposes. It helps him bond with Republicans who are angry about their party's failure to beat Obama in legislative battles or elections. And it is a conversion story of sorts to explain why he went from being a fairly conventional moderate Northeastern Republican businessman — albeit one who has long been consumed by themes of national decline and foreigners disrespecting America — to a Tea Party populist.

Mitt Romney's calm and measured critique of Donald Trump will cruelly backfire

that much is obvious

more so if they though they could send out progressive (romney care) mitt

inform the people about the evil trump

--LOL

what next

is McCain scheduled to give the next "major speech" to dump Trump

--LOL

Don't be surprised, and in fact should Trump have the magic # of delegates going into the convention, there could be multiple speeches planned as one last desperate attempt to wrestle power away from him.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Like their Democrat co-joined twins, Establishment Republicans are only truly motivated to hate, defeat and destroy Conservatives.

Fuck em all

 

[Stephanie]

It is already backfiring on them. Mitt looked like a fool standing up wailing about Blaa baaaa blaaaaaaaa bla

 

[jon_berzerk]

I think the establishment is just not getting the Trump attraction.

Mitt Romney has done something that no Republican presidential nominee has done during the modern primary process: denounced the man who is the frontrunner to succeed him as the party's standard-bearer.

The speech was a doozy. He went after Trump's personal character, his finances, his positions on issues ranging from trade to Iraq. "Dishonesty is Trump's hallmark," Romney said. The audience cheered his list of indictments, as did anti-Trump Republicans on social media who were watching his remarks on television.

Romney is a nice man. He was a reasonably good governor in Massachusetts. He is the worst possible spokesman for Republicans against Trump.

First, he is the losing Republican from 2012. I mention "losing" — the thing Romney did in the Electoral College, the popular vote, and nearly all swing states when he ran against President Barack Obama four years ago — because Trump is sure to bring it up. In fact, he already has. "Mitt is a failed candidate," Trump quickly responded Thursday. "He failed horribly. That was a race that absolutely should have been won."

A big part of Trump's shtick is that he was a good soldier for the Republican establishment when Romney and John McCain were the party's nominees. They failed and now he is taking matters into his own hands. (It's worth recalling Romney did more than any other establishment Republican to help elevate Trump by appearing with the billionaire to accept his endorsement four years ago.)


For Trump, this serves two purposes. It helps him bond with Republicans who are angry about their party's failure to beat Obama in legislative battles or elections. And it is a conversion story of sorts to explain why he went from being a fairly conventional moderate Northeastern Republican businessman — albeit one who has long been consumed by themes of national decline and foreigners disrespecting America — to a Tea Party populist.

Mitt Romney's calm and measured critique of Donald Trump will cruelly backfire

that much is obvious

more so if they though they could send out progressive (romney care) mitt

inform the people about the evil trump

--LOL

what next

is McCain scheduled to give the next "major speech" to dump Trump

--LOL

Don't be surprised, and in fact should Trump have the magic # of delegates going into the convention, there could be multiple speeches planned as one last desperate attempt to wrestle power away from him.

nothing surprises me these days

 

[DGS49]

The Establishment Republican reaction to the Trump Phenomenon is analogous to the selection of a Prom Queen, where a transfer student appears to be the front-runner. All the girls in the school are hyperventilating because one of the Clique will not get to be Queen of the Prom.

If memory serves, Governor Mitt Romney was the Republican standard-bearer in 2012, running against the WORST PRESIDENT IN OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, and he managed to lose the election. Badly. I can't imagine many Republicans remember him fondly, and want to follow his political advice.

Same, in spades for John McCain.

Trump ain't no Conservative, and he's not much of a Republican, but if he comes out as our nominee (which is still not a "lock") then every right-leaning fukker in the country had better come out to vote for him, because the alternative is the Hildebeast.