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ancianita

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16. Romney's speech & Trump's prayer breakfast fit can likely divide the Christian vote, as I see it.

Reply to mobeau69 (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:23 PM

Feb 2020

Our side needs to not take a side between Romney and Trump, just watch how the christian vote plays out, because christians like Romney certainly will not now play into Trump's hands no matter how many prayer breakfasts he speaks at.

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Downplaying Romney's courage yesterday and casting aspersions that he may have ulterior motives, [View all] mobeau69 Feb 2020 OP

I agree that we should laud him when he goes against Trump Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2020 #1

I am not a Romney fan, but True Blue American Feb 2020 #2

Traitor at the prayer breakfast this morning outdid junior in all categories of hate and division. mobeau69 Feb 2020 #6

Did anyone have the decency True Blue American Feb 2020 #7

The reality/truth is: DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #15

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #11

GMAFB! I'm allowed to criticize Mitt without being a Trump supporter! Coventina Feb 2020 #3

I wish he had voted on the second charge,too. True Blue American Feb 2020 #8

What's suspicious is that he had an even MORE evidentiary basis to vote "guilty" on the 2nd article. ancianita Feb 2020 #17

Vintage DU empedocles Feb 2020 #10

Don't bring the camel into the tent in the first place. n/t Coventina Feb 2020 #12

why go half the way? rockfordfile Feb 2020 #4

I'm still not a fan, but he's got my respect for doing the right thing... cynatnite Feb 2020 #5

+1 sandensea Feb 2020 #19

Disagree. Raising himself to half of normal is not exceptional. defacto7 Feb 2020 #9

Great post. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #13

There are many things I don't like about Mittens 2naSalit Feb 2020 #14

Romney's speech & Trump's prayer breakfast fit can likely divide the Christian vote, as I see it. ancianita Feb 2020 #16

piss on romeny. he put himself out there once in his greedy greed-head life KG Feb 2020 #18

There's no question Romney's short speech on the floor will be etched in history. While I don't KPN Feb 2020 #20

Here! Here! Tweedy Feb 2020 #21

He is a republican though and I wouldn't trust Mittens as far as I could throw him. cstanleytech Feb 2020 #22

Balk. Somehow it's always "playing into Trump's hands"... JHB Feb 2020 #23

+1 crickets Feb 2020 #27

What I don't understand is why Romney voted to impeach on Art. 1 but not Art. 2. I would expected in2herbs Feb 2020 #24

We're at a turning point in the history of "conscience" bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #25

All of this rage by the Trumpers Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #26