Who is going to run against Mitt Romney in Utah?

[bwframe]

Wonder what makes you all think that Mitt's done doing dumb RINO ? No one will forget because Mitt will keep this attention and keep being the PIA modern day John McCain.

Every sound conservative senate vote will be prefaced by Mitt and those two other *****es that often vote with the dems.

 

[HoughMade]

It is not unusual for most folks to not know this type thing about a religion they likely have never studied.

I guess you're right. I suppose that many think it's "just another denomination..." and they would be far, far off base about that. And yes, I have studied it and many other religions.

 

[Brad69]

I hope my INGO friend's will take the time to do just a little research on the religion of Mitt I don’t attempt to disparage ones beliefs.
A little reading on the subject will take you on a wild ride and most likely you will be like WTF!

I mean if one can put a seer stone inside a hat then look into the hat to decode the contents of golden plates that nobody else can see but you it’s all good!

 

[Ingomike]

Wonder what makes you all think that Mitt's done doing dumb RINO ? No one will forget because Mitt will keep this attention and keep being the PIA modern day John McCain.

Every sound conservative senate vote will be prefaced by Mitt and those two other *****es that often vote with the dems.

Which I wold be more accepting of if he took a dem seat, and not a seat that usually has been a staunch conservative...

 

[HoughMade]

I hope my INGO friend's will take the time to do just a little research on the religion of Mitt I don’t attempt to disparage ones beliefs.
A little reading on the subject will take you on a wild ride and most likely you will be like WTF!

I mean if one can put a seer stone inside a hat then look into the hat to decode the contents of golden plates that nobody else can see but you it’s all good!

I am not trying to disparage a religion on INGO. Obviously I have different beliefs, but I'll tell you what, you couldn't have a better neighbor than a strict adherent to Mitt's religion. That religion, however, pervades all things that its ardent adherents do. It just does. Heck, i voted for Mitt for president for much the same reason I voted for Trump. He was better than the other guy on policy.

...and yes, it's a wild ride.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Utah is the mothership. Mitt's father was governor of Michigan, Mitt, Massachusetts, his grandfather lived in Mexico...

...all are welcome back to Utah because once an insular group has declared itself persecuted, any loyal member of that group is A-OK to the group members....and there are plenty in Utah. They were "carpetbaggers" in Michigan and Massachusetts. They are "native sons", more importantly "one of us" in Utah.

Honestly, this "how did he get elected in Utah" question befuddles me as it seems obvious.

I guess I just would have expected him to stay in the state of which he was governor and try and run for the Senate in that state. Really wasn't any more thought put into it than that.

 

[Hkindiana]

I hope my INGO friend's will take the time to do just a little research on the religion of Mitt I don’t attempt to disparage ones beliefs.
A little reading on the subject will take you on a wild ride and most likely you will be like WTF!

I mean if one can put a seer stone inside a hat then look into the hat to decode the contents of golden plates that nobody else can see but you it’s all good!

My all time favorite South Park episode was about this . . . .

 

[HoughMade]

I guess I just would have expected him to stay in the state of which he was governor and try and run for the Senate in that state. Really wasn't any more thought put into it than that.

Well sure, but he could not win in Massachusetts now, not with the current environment....Utah, on the other hand....

 

[Kutnupe14]

I hope my INGO friend's will take the time to do just a little research on the religion of Mitt I don’t attempt to disparage ones beliefs.
A little reading on the subject will take you on a wild ride and most likely you will be like WTF!

I mean if one can put a seer stone inside a hat then look into the hat to decode the contents of golden plates that nobody else can see but you it’s all good!

Or you can watch the South Park Episode on it.... which is actually pretty dang accurate.

 

[reno]

From a PR perspective he, Romney, might be playing the percentages, long term. What have we started hearing already? He had courage, he did the right thing. So if he runs, say for President again, He has integrity, courage, the courage to stand up in the face of over whelming odds, He took on his own party in the face of being disgraced. The list is endless.
He could flip and you can bet that Schumer is working on that.

 

[cosermann]

...all are welcome back to Utah because once an insular group has declared itself persecuted, any loyal member of that group is A-OK to the group members....and there are plenty in Utah. They were "carpetbaggers" in Michigan and Massachusetts. They are "native sons", more importantly "one of us" in Utah. ...

I get the Utah/Mormon connection. That's obvious.

Doesn't make it any less opportunistic carpetbagging to move to a place you haven't lived for some time to run for a position that just opened up.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I get the Utah/Mormon connection. That's obvious.

Doesn't make it any less opportunistic carpetbagging to move to a place you haven't lived for some time to run for a position that just opened up.

Think of Utah as our own Israel. If you're Mormon, they'll make a place for you.

 

[mmpsteve]

At first, I thought the latest Mitt escapade was a good thing, that he was obviously letting his Presidential dream die - as a Republican; but it's occurred to me that this could be a very patient ploy to set himself up for a future run - as a Dem. Switch parties, lean left, look presidential. He'd pick up all the moderate dems, look less bat**** crazy than the socialists, and pick up some idiot Repubs. Maybe I'm over-thinking it, and he's just a schmuck who hates Trump that much.

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[Ingomike]

At first, I thought the latest Mitt escapade was a good thing, that he was obviously letting his Presidential dream die - as a Republican; but it's occurred to me that this could be a very patient ploy to set himself up for a future run - as a Dem. Switch parties, lean left, look presidential. He'd pick up all the moderate dems, look less bat**** crazy than the socialists, and pick up some idiot Repubs. Maybe I'm over-thinking it, and he's just a schmuck who hates Trump that much.

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He has the delusion he will be the republican party savior when Trump wrecks it in the ditch...

 

[OakRiver]

From a PR perspective he, Romney, might be playing the percentages, long term. What have we started hearing already? He had courage, he did the right thing. So if he runs, say for President again, He has integrity, courage, the courage to stand up in the face of over whelming odds, He took on his own party in the face of being disgraced. The list is endless.
He could flip and you can bet that Schumer is working on that.

I'm sure that The Squad would love that.

 

[Kutnupe14]

At first, I thought the latest Mitt escapade was a good thing, that he was obviously letting his Presidential dream die - as a Republican; but it's occurred to me that this could be a very patient ploy to set himself up for a future run - as a Dem. Switch parties, lean left, look presidential. He'd pick up all the moderate dems, look less bat**** crazy than the socialists, and pick up some idiot Repubs. Maybe I'm over-thinking it, and he's just a schmuck who hates Trump that much.

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You might as well forget that idea. I can assure you he has not consider that idea. He'd be an independent LOOOONG before ever becoming a Democrat.... and it would be longer still that they would ever consider accepting him.
Romney solidified his place in history, as a "profile in courage." He cast the right vote, IMO.

 

[Ingomike]

Romney solidified his place in history, as a "profile in courage." He cast the right vote, IMO.

Just a fleeting temporary love ONLY from the dems and their MSM media arm. A true profile in courage would be respected by at least some on both sides...

 

[Kutnupe14]

Just a fleeting temporary love ONLY from the dems and their MSM media arm. A true profile in courage would be respected by at least some on both sides...

If you're saying the Democrat and Republican sides, well he has the respect from both.

 

[BugI02]

You might as well forget that idea. I can assure you he has not consider that idea. He'd be an independent LOOOONG before ever becoming a Democrat.... and it would be longer still that they would ever consider accepting him.
Romney solidified his place in history, as a "profile in courage." He cast the right vote, IMO.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/mitt-romneys-profile-in-courage
Mitt Romney's 'profile in courage'

Romney meticulously prepared the media rollout of his new profile in courage. Before he announced his intention to vote against Trump, he arranged for interviews with the New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic, and Fox News — all embargoed until he made his decision public on the Senate floor.

"Romney's media plan around this is really a wonder to behold," noted BuzzFeed's Ben Smith.

And so, the Old Romney became the New Romney. "His career ... is littered with examples of moments where it seems like he wanted to be on both sides of an issue, or he 'evolved' in ways that felt opportunistic," the New York Times's Michael Barbaro said. "Yet at this moment, he becomes a senator of conscience."

But Barbaro, who covered Romney's 2012 presidential run, wondered whether it might not be that simple, whether all might not be exactly as it seems, whether there might still be a bit of Old Romney at work. "But it's a moment where his vote to convict the president on one of two counts has no impact whatsoever on the process," Barbaro said. "Romney is the lone dissenting voice in a case that he can have no influence over."

Barbaro compared Romney's anti-Trump vote to the deciding vote the late Sen. John McCain cast to kill the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare. That was a consequential vote, one where the fate of a major political issue rested entirely on McCain's shoulders. Romney's vote, even though it earned him the scorn of Trump supporters, was nevertheless not terribly consequential. Trump would remain in office whether he cast it or not.

On the plus side, the vote would win Romney widespread praise across much of the media. How often can one become a profile in courage? That would certainly feel good, especially for a man who was excoriated by some of those same media voices when he ran against Barack Obama eight years ago.

Now, Romney will take plenty of hits from the Trump side — and from the president himself. But there are clearly benefits as well. So, just as it was in the old days, the question is: Who is Romney trying to please?

 

[JAL]

If you do not know who Pierre Delecto is you should look that up. Pathetic, yes Romney is Pathetic...

Too bad we can't change it slightly to Pierre Defecto

John