Romney: If Donald runs in 2024, he'll probably be nominated.

[TLK Valentine]

Romney says Trump likely Republican nominee if he runs in 2024

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said in an interview Tuesday that if former President Trump were to run again in 2024 he would likely win the Republican nomination.

"He has by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party," Romney told the New York Times' DealBook. "I don’t know if he’s planning to run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I’m pretty sure he would win the nomination."

Romney's expecting the GOP to have learned nothing -- and I'll bet my blessings he's right.

Thoughts?

 

[Paulos23]

A whole lot can happen between now and then. But if the actions of the current GOP is any indication, with no one really taking a strong stand against Trump, I think he is correct.

 

[Nithavela]

Romney says Trump likely Republican nominee if he runs in 2024




Romney's expecting the GOP to have learned nothing -- and I'll bet my blessings he's right.

Thoughts?

He's right on the money.

 

[SarahsKnight]

Romney's expecting the GOP to have learned nothing -- and I'll bet my blessings he's right.

Boy that's a sobering thought.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I think Trump would likely lose if he were to run again. Maybe I’m being optimistic but I just don’t see him doing any better than he did last year and even that wasn’t enough to stop the tide of voters dead set against his re-election.

 

[mark46]

Primary voters are the wingnut base that the DC folks are so afraid of. They are the most extreme of the party. They ARE Trump's base.

So, yes, they would re-nominate Trump.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

I guess some in America would ditch democracy and embrace dictatorship.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I don't think he will have the steam in him by then. Life style will catch up with him. I'd be more concerned with someone like Josh Hawley.

 

[Elliewaves]

I don't think he'll be alive by then, but who knows he might. If he is alive, I don't think he'll be in a position to run; either for health reasons or legal issues.

 

[cow451]

Romney says Trump likely Republican nominee if he runs in 2024
Romney's expecting the GOP to have learned nothing -- and I'll bet my blessings he's right.

Thoughts?

Romney knows his party.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

Trump would run away with the nomination. But in the general election, he’d get thrashed with how things stand right now. If the 9% of Republican voters who said they wouldn’t vote for Trump again after 1/6 just stayed home, the Democrats would win FL and NC. If that 9% votes Democrat, Trump would end up losing Texas and the electoral college by over 300. Add on to it that Trump voters were older voters on average (and therefore more likely to die in the next four years) and these numbers drift worse for the party formerly inhabited by conservatives.

 

[mark46]

The issue for Democrats is to prevent being perceived by the public as far left. As someone indicated above, the danger is one of the younger crazies getting the nomination, one who uses the same issues as Trump did in 2016, and to a lesser case in 2020.

If the Democrats stay where they are, they can easily retain the Senate in 2022 and perhaps the House. If Democrats move to the left, they are very likely to lose the House and possibly the Senate in 2022. If Democrats move left, ass far as 2024, all bets are off if there is gridlock in DC.

 

[KCfromNC]

Romney's expecting the GOP to have learned nothing -- and I'll bet my blessings he's right.

Thoughts?

Maybe in his 4th run for office he'll get a majority of the votes? I mean, I'm sure he's going to spend the next 4 nears rigorously studying the details of how he lost the last election and come up with and execute a well thought out, disciplined strategy to win.

/lol

 

[Guinan]

If Trump runs again in 2024 and he's true to his nature, he will utilize the same deceitful strategy he used in 2016 and 2020. He won't waste anytime perpetuating the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. He will verbally attack and make fun of Biden. He'll denounce the election process and insist that there's voter fraud months before the first vote is cast in the election. He'll insist that the election was rigged and stolen from him if he doesn't win. He'll rile up his supporters during his rallies by insulting, disparaging, and mocking his Democratic opponent and other Democratic leaders.

He'll encourage violence just as he's done before (e.g. his Second Amendment remark about Clinton, his "knock the crap out of them and I'll pay your legal fees" comment, his "stand back and standby" message to the Proud Boys, and his “We fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore” remark). He'll throw in some profanity here and there in his speeches.

Like I said, if Trump is true to his nature, then the above scenarios is the kind of behavior we expect from him. If I've left something out about his ill behavior, please feel free to add it in your response.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

If Trump runs again in 2024 and he's true to his nature, he will utilize the same deceitful strategy he used in 2016 and 2020. He won't waste anytime perpetuating the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. He will verbally attack and make fun of Biden. He'll denounce the election process and insist that there's voter fraud months before the first vote is cast in the election. He'll insist that the election was rigged and stolen from him if he doesn't win. He'll rile up his supporters during his rallies by insulting, disparaging, and mocking his Democratic opponent and other Democratic leaders.

He'll encourage violence just as he's done before (e.g. his Second Amendment remark about Clinton, his "knock the crap out of them and I'll pay your legal fees" comment, his "stand back and standby" message to the Proud Boys, and his “We fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore” remark). He'll throw in some profanity here and there in his speeches.

Like I said, if Trump is true to his nature, then the above scenarios is the kind of behavior we expect from him. If I've left something out about his ill behavior, please feel free to add it in your response.

It just disturbs me that so many people still are faithful to him.

 

[SimplyMe]

The issue for Democrats is to prevent being perceived by the public as far left. As someone indicated above, the danger is one of the younger crazies getting the nomination, one who uses the same issues as Trump did in 2016, and to a lesser case in 2020.

If the Democrats stay where they are, they can easily retain the Senate in 2022 and perhaps the House. If Democrats move to the left, they are very likely to lose the House and possibly the Senate in 2022. If Democrats move left, ass far as 2024, all bets are off if there is gridlock in DC.

The Democrats, as they showed this last year, are not going to nominate someone on the far left. Yes, there is a fair amount of support for a "left wing" candidate in the early primaries, where the vote is fractured between multiple candidates. It is why Biden won "so big" once he was the only moderate left in the race.

The Democrats real problem is they need to quit allowing themselves to be painted as "socialist," which even the "far left" of the party doesn't actually support. While I understand they want to change "socialist" from being a smear, I feel they'd be better to push that the far left of the party is only wanting a strong safety net to help the working class.

 

[SarahsKnight]

If Trump runs again in 2024 and he's true to his nature, he will utilize the same deceitful strategy he used in 2016 and 2020. He won't waste anytime perpetuating the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him. He will verbally attack and make fun of Biden. He'll denounce the election process and insist that there's voter fraud months before the first vote is cast in the election. He'll insist that the election was rigged and stolen from him if he doesn't win. He'll rile up his supporters during his rallies by insulting, disparaging, and mocking his Democratic opponent and other Democratic leaders.

He'll encourage violence just as he's done before (e.g. his Second Amendment remark about Clinton, his "knock the crap out of them and I'll pay your legal fees" comment, his "stand back and standby" message to the Proud Boys, and his “We fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore” remark). He'll throw in some profanity here and there in his speeches.

And unfortunately, half our Christian brethren will be out there cheering it on. =/

 

[perplexed]

The suspense is killing me, What will Trump say on Sunday
and how will the people react.
He certainly makes good television.

 

[mark46]

The Democrats, as they showed this last year, are not going to nominate someone on the far left. Yes, there is a fair amount of support for a "left wing" candidate in the early primaries, where the vote is fractured between multiple candidates. It is why Biden won "so big" once he was the only moderate left in the race.

The Democrats real problem is they need to quit allowing themselves to be painted as "socialist," which even the "far left" of the party doesn't actually support. While I understand they want to change "socialist" from being a smear, I feel they'd be better to push that the far left of the party is only wanting a strong safety net to help the working class.

Sanders and others are proud of being democratic socialists. You are correct. The party should reject the label. I don't think that the left is able to reject the label or the idea that the US needs a new system/direction, rather than reforming an old one.

 

[Ringo84]

Donald...Donald.....not ringing a bell. Who are we talking about?

Oh, you mean that loudmouth guy who had a cameo in Home Alone 2, the one who was in Pizza Hut commercials?

The Democrats real problem is they need to quit allowing themselves to be painted as "socialist," which even the "far left" of the party doesn't actually support. While I understand they want to change "socialist" from being a smear, I feel they'd be better to push that the far left of the party is only wanting a strong safety net to help the working class.

Why? There's absolutely nothing wrong with being a socialist. I consider myself a socialist, and while I do want a strong social safety net, I think the problems with our system go far beyond mere safety nets.

If the reason is that "conservatives" are going to screech about the term 'socialist', keep in mind: they're going to do that anyway. They've been doing it for 40+ years, which is one reason why people under 40 generally aren't scared of socialism or the term 'socialist'; it's been so overused by disingenuous people that it's lost a lot of its fear factor.
Ringo