Utah Senator Mitt Romney called for Republican donors to pressure noncompetitive GOP presidential candidates to drop out of the race.
Romney, a failed presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012, has been outspoken in his criticism of former President Donald Trump.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published this week, he urged party donors to push candidates whose paths to the nomination are effectively null to drop out of the race by February of next year.
“There are incentives for no-hope candidates to overstay their prospects. Coming in behind first place may grease another run in four years or have market value of its own: Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum got paying gigs,” Romney wrote, referring to two of his competitors for the 2012 nomination.
“Left to their own inclinations, expect several of the contenders to stay in the race for a long time,” Romney added. “They will split the non-Trump vote, giving him the prize. A plurality is all that is needed for winner-take-all primaries.”
He also cautioned donors against relying on party leadership to cut down the field.
“Donors may think that party leaders can narrow the field. Not so. Candidates don’t listen to party officials, because voters don’t listen to them either,” he wrote. “And the last people who would ever encourage a candidate to withdraw are the campaign staff and consultants who want to keep their jobs for as long as possible.”
Longshots Prepare for First Debate
Although Romney has not hinted toward an endorsement of any of Trump’s fellow contenders, he and the megadonors he’s attempting to sway will undoubtedly be watching their performance in the upcoming first GOP debate.
Trump does not plan to participate, but the candidates who do will still seek to contrast themselves against him.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a consistent second to Trump in the polls, but his campaign has faced recent struggles, including a money crunch that has led to him laying off over a third of his staff.
You and Chris Christie have one goal in life.
Romney is a loser. Who would listen to him as a RINO?
Frankly, I’m shocked Utah hasn’t discarded Romney. His son also worked for Barisma.
What is dough boy and romtom think they are doing. just go home and let the people decide you darn globalists!
No Trump, No vote! Period!
MIFFED ROMNEY, SUCH A LOSER OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS. HE’S BEEN A RINO, A LIAR, A.MAJOR WUSS. HE IS A TRAITOR TO ALL AMERICANS. IT’S A WONDER THIS PATHETIC WEENIE CAN EVEN STAND UP WITH NO SPINE AND BACKBONE. HE’S THE JELLYFISH ON DIRT!!! MAY EVERYTHING HE’S SOWN RETURN TO HIM TENFOLD!!!
How about instead of ten fold let it be one hundred fold, couldn’t think of a nicer guy to receive as much.
Screw the RNC Estd & Romney etc
Damn RINOs
I do not plan to follow any directions made by Romney. He is not a republican only a democrat disguised as one.
Why anyone would listen to Romney is beyond me. He went to Utah to capitalize on his membership in the LDS church to gain votes based on that. It is insulting to me, a lifelong, active non Utah LDS member, that it worked. Membership in the church is but one indicator of a person’s character and political leanings but relying on that to choose which candidate to vote for is a fools errand, as is well demonstrated by his winning his senate seat. If ever anyone exemplified being RINO, it is him.
I live here and consider Romney nothing but RINO trash working with the NWO/WEF. I never vote for this garbage…and I know many who feel the same.
Stuffed shirt Romney and his arrogant elitist corporate cronies are openly contemptuous of middle class Americans who support Main Street economics rather than Wall Street-favoring policies. That’s why we all support President Trump and the MAGA policy agenda. The more they persecute President Trump, the more people see the GOP Establishment’s corruption, and thus we add more support to PDJT.
Mitt Romney is as far as to the left as anyone claiming to be a Republican can possibly position themselves. Our Party following the advice of Romney, would be as politically disastrous for Republicans as it would be disastrous for the Democrats to follow the advice of Joe Manchin. Although I must admit, Manchin appears to be somewhat more loyal to the Democrats than Romney is to the Republicans. HOWEVER, at the end of the day, if Republicans do not ultimately unite behind a single candidate, whether it is DeSantis, or Ramaswamy, or Trump, or Haley, or Pence, you choose, we will doom America to the progressive socialist doctrines so admired by the Democratic Party. And we will very possibly doom this once great nation to the rubbish heap of history. Please, my fellow Patriots, do not take the “give me Trump or I won’t vote” path or we will risk the loss of the election and the loss of the United States of America. This election cycle is young and anything can happen before 11/24.
Here is my comment – we should not wish anyone harm, but since we believe in prayer, every conservative should pray that Almighty God will call Mitt Romney to his eternal reward, whatever that may be, and the sooner the better.
Yes, Romney is a globalist and probably is picking up cash from Soros as he spills his garbage!
If anyone could take back our votes for” RINO ” Mitt when he ran for President, my wife and I certainly would, what a looser. A phony who comes calling to Trump when he needs a favor then not as a true Christian, stabs Trump in the back as his sole purpose in life. We are so sorry to have voted for someone of his low caliber and even given to his campaign back then…. . A True Loser and needs to get out of government and Take Christy with him. Period!!!!!
***I am sheering my frustration with Republican Romney politicians even if I am a DEMOCRAT LATINO because of their cowardly silence for not attacking radical Democrats and defending President Trump against these hateful and good-for-nothing Democrats Socialist….Get this piece a shit out from the GOP