Romney to be the Anti-Trump?

[Abraham Reagan]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/08/people-dreaming-about-romney-2016-plot-twist.html

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Yes it's all speculation, but if Romney did jump in, how do you think he'd fair against the Trumpster? You've got to remember that in late 2014 and early this year, Romney was leading the field with Trump-style margins.

[Abraham Reagan]

The interesting thing with all these rumors is that it shows that there is a real fear of Trump in the establishment.  Maybe not so much that he'll win, but perhaps they're seeing that his candidacy is hurting their chances in 2016.

No one's saying they're not scared of Trump, at least not anymore. Back to Romney, does no one think he'd have a niche in the field? He had large leads in every primary poll he was included in months back. I don't think that support has just vanished, especially given Jeb's gaffe prone anemic campaigning style.

[Abraham Reagan]

Pick the guy who lost twice in a row to beat the first Republican candidate that people are really enthusiastic for in years?

Lol you see why Republicans are such a joke.

I get what you're saying and I'm not coming at this from some elitist "stupid racist Trump supporters" kind of standpoint. I just don't think Trump can win, and given someone like Mitt Romney who has been proven right on many issues he was lambasted for in 2012, I think the third time could really be the charm.

[Abraham Reagan]

Can someone tell me why Romney would be a stronger candidate than...

Bush?

Rubio?

Walker?

Christie?

Kasich?

I'm waiting with solid rebuttals.

I'm not going to address each candidate individually but will give you the reasons I think Mitt would make a great candidate.

He's battle tested, which means that he's prepared for all of the attacks Democrats will throw at him - considering they pretty much dug up everything they could find in 2012 and he'll learn from his mistakes last time.

 He's a skilled debater - we all remember that 1st presidential debate, and even in the debates that were deemed ties, Romney was still proven right in the long run, which leads to my next point.

For a former governor, he's surprisingly well versed in foreign policy. He was right about Russia, China, Iran, Iraq, Mali and Syria, even though he was mocked by Obama.

He has bipartisan experience - You've gotta get along with Democrats when they're 85% of your legislature.

He has a record of turning things around- ex. SLC Olympics and MA budget

Lastly, He's a uniter, not a divider. Could you imagine him saying something along the lines of what Obama said about Republicans having common cause with America hating Iranians? I know I couldn't picture it.

Personal reason- This is a good man of faith and integrity and he didn't deserve to be raked over the coals like he was in 2012. I think he should get a chance to turn the country around.

[Abraham Reagan]

He's battle tested, which means that he's prepared for all of the attacks Democrats will throw at him - considering they pretty much dug up everything they could find in 2012 and he'll learn from his mistakes last time.

And he's lost the battle twice.

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Mittens thinks the Iraqi people were living in peace and enjoying their Bush-given democratic freedoms until Obama came along and started apologizing for America.

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Maybe instead of binders full of women, we'd have Korans full of ayatollahs or something.

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He lied repeatedly, brazenly and habitually through every stage of the campaign.

1. Call it a cliche but so did Reagan.

2. He knew that since we were already committed in Iraq, if we abruptly left without sufficient stability on the ground, radical Islamists would begin to take over the region and now we have ISIS.

3. I still don't get why "binders full of women" was such a bad thing. It was meant as a way to show that there were MANY qualified women for the job they were seeking to fill.

4. Just saying he lied doesn't cut it and it certainly doesn't lessen his character. I've said this before, but this is a guy who had a total of 28 years of unpaid public service, he's done amazing things for people around him, and he has been steadfast in his commitment to his faith, even with the slew of anti-mormon bigotry thrown around during the campaign.