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.
Romney and other POS Rino’s
need to be removed from office for their blatant abuse
of Donald Trump. Although there are more McConnell..Romney..Murkowski..Cheney..Mace..Christie and others are a poison to the GOP party.
At least Democrats support their own.
These rinos belong to the republican Uni-party, they’re nothing more than swamp loving communist, and they’re just like the democrats. All need to hang !
AMERICA FIRST/GOP DEMANDS SHIT ROMNEY BE EJECTED FROM PARTY. TOOK A DIVE FOR MILLIONS TO BOW TO KENYAN ISLAMIC TERRORIST SOROS SUCKING SLAVE BOY OBAMA. MITT IS A TRAITOR. EXECUTE HIS COMMIE ASS NOW. Trump or revolution. IN REVOLUTION ALL THE SHIT BAGS DIE. LOOK IN MIRROR, IF YOU SUPPORT MITT THE SHIT. GOOD BYE.
Romney is a corrupt clown.
Muck Fitch Downly, who’d sell out his mother to grab his spotlight time.
Wish he’d just declare himself DumbasCrap and be honest…
Damn RINO actions
Ruck Fomney….
Romney is a lowlife pos. He isn’t a Republican anymore than Joe Biden is. He is a plant by liberals to destroy the Republican Party.
Why doesn’t the Republicans make these spy’s change their party affiliation? They sure are not Republicans!
I think we should all consolidate against Romney, and all the rinos who are like him.
Romney is a total asshole who would NEVER get elected again in Utah. He is an embarrassment to the GOP.
Of course he doesn’t want Trump to win again, his family’s corruption along with the Biden crime family will be exposed. Who knows what’s in there — Burisma? Epstein? China bribes? Methinks the RINO doth protest too much!
Romney and Chris Christie have one thing in common.
Romney is a lying, light in the loafers piece of dirt! Utah should be ashamed for making him one of their Senators.
Romney is as useful to the GOP as Fetterman is to Pennsylvania. Utah, please wake up and get rid of this loser.
Dry EFF him in his biden!
Romney should take his brooding, childish persona back to Massachusetts and settle into the democrat home they once created for him. He’s incurably jealous of Trump’s colossal victories in the face of unrivaled corruption and felonious activity. For most of us, he’s a closet democrat who merely weakens the GOP chances for passing meaningful legislation.
Romney, Murkowsky, and Chaney need to change parties. They are democrats planted in the Republican party to bring divisions