"Mitt Romney won’t rule out accepting GOP nomination at contested convention"

[TomCADem]

You know how Romney has suddenly come out of the woodwork to try to stop Trump? First, in Ohio, he came out in support of Kasich:

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/14/mitt-romney-vote-john-kasich-stop-donald-trump-ohio-primary/81776654/

Then, he turned around, and attacked Kasich to prevent Kasich from emerging as the consensus establishment choice:

http://thefederalist.com/2016/03/18/romney-a-vote-for-kasich-is-a-vote-for-trump/

Well, it is just part of Romney's plan to try to steal the nomination from the top three candidates, Trump, Cruz and Kasich and run for a third time at the 11th hour. This would be like choosing John Kerry to run in the 2016 election. It would be quite a coup d'etat for the Republican power brokers to simply hand pick their chosen nominee and render millions of Republican primary votes irrelevant.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/6/mitt-romney-wont-rule-out-accepting-gop-nomination/

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, refused Sunday to rule out becoming the nominee again this year at a brokered convention, though he insisted he couldn’t imagine that happening.

“I don’t think anyone in our party should say, ‘Oh no, even if the people of the party wanted me to be president, I would say no to it.’ No one is going to say that,” Mr. Romney said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Speculation abounded that Mr. Romney was setting himself up for a surprise nomination last week when he unleashed a brutal denouncement of front-runner Donald Trump, urging voters to support anyone but the billionaire real estate mogul in upcoming primaries to force a contested convention this summer in Cleveland, Ohio.

Mr. Romney lambasted Mr. Trump as “a fraud, a phony” in a speech Thursday. “He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.”

[femmocrat]

1. "Proceed, Governor."

[tblue37]

10. I hope they do that. nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. They (GOP voters) HATE him down here in Houston...

He would be another "I'm gonna stay home" candidate.

[TomCADem]

4. WaPO - This Coup d'é·tat Was In The Works Since November At Least

I am sure the media will act surprised when the GOP party bosses toss out all of the primary votes and nominate Romney as the consensus candidate. This has been in the works at least since November:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/time-for-gop-panic-establishment-worried-carson-and-trump-might-win/2015/11/12/38ea88a6-895b-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html

According to other Republicans, some in the party establishment are so desperate to change the dynamic that they are talking anew about drafting Romney — despite his insistence that he will not run again. Friends have mapped out a strategy for a late entry to pick up delegates and vie for the nomination in a convention fight, according to the Republicans who were briefed on the talks, though Romney has shown no indication of reviving his interest.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Lol. He spent a hundred million of his own fortune to lose two elections.

Now they are going to drop it in his lap.

Interesting times.

[LyndaG]

5. But, didn't his son say he never really wanted the job?!

Ha !!!

[gabeana]

6. Oh Mitt

Please make this happen ensures Victory for our side in Nov.

[TomCADem]

9. It Would Be Like Party Bosses Picking John Kerry to Run in 2016

Can you imagine how both Hillary and Bernie supporters would react if the party big wigs essentially rendered the entire primary process irrelevant and picked John Kerry to be the party's nominee? Well, we may soon see this happen on the Republican side.

[MineralMan]

8. Once, twice, three times a loser...

Everyone sing along....

ETA: My apologies to Lionel Richie, of course.

[AgadorSparticus]

11. Ooooooo. Please make this happen. Please please please. .. nt

[EllieBC]

12. The stench of desperation wafting off the GOP is nauseating and delicious.

Romney won't win regardless of who gets the democratic nom. They are grasping at straws at this point.

[CTyankee]

13. Oh, no...another go round with Mr. Clueless and Ann ("You people")...

Remember "cheesy grits"?