Who’s up for a Primary Challenge to Mitt Romney?
“There’s enough vitriol there that no matter if Trump is running for president, he will run a candidate against Romney.”
A growing number of people on the right have had it with Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT).
Romney was the only Republican senator to vote against a recent measure to end mask mandates on public transportation. He also participated in a fundraising event for Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who’s also not winning any popularity contests with Republican voters right now.
As a result, there are rumblings of a primary challenge.
Rebecca Downs writes at Townhall:
Mitt Romney Could Soon Be Getting a Primary Challenger
It’s been a busy week for Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT). As Landon covered on Tuesday, the senator was the lone Republican to vote that night against a resolution that removes mask mandates for public transportation. He also spoke at a fundraiser in support of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY). Now, the news of the day is that Romney may be facing a primary challenger. He’s up for re-election in 2024.
A Tuesday report from POLITICO indicates that that potential challenger, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, will announce his plans in May. Reyes is not only a supporter of former President Donald Trump, he backed his efforts to challenge the 2020 election.
Comments from “a person who is familiar with Reyes’ plans,” told POLITICO Reyes may run regardless of what Romney, who is 75-years old, decides for 2024.
From the Politico report:
Top Trump ally gears up for Romney primary challenge
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, who backed Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, is preparing for a 2024 Senate run that could pit him against Sen. Mitt Romney in a GOP primary.
Reyes, who has been elected statewide three times, in recent weeks has discussed the matter with key players in Utah politics and with allies of the former president, according to a person who is familiar with Reyes’ plans. Reyes will make a final decision and likely announce his intentions in May.
“Sean is very seriously considering running, regardless if Mitt runs or not,” the person said. “He’s confident that regardless of what Sen. Romney wants to do, he’s going to pursue this.”…
“I guarantee Trump will come up with somebody,” said Carson Jorgensen, chair of the Utah Republican Party. “There’s enough vitriol there that no matter if Trump is running for president, he will run a candidate against Romney.”
Look who’s already defending Mitt Romney from Sean Reyes. It’s the Utah Democratic party.
Sean Reyes is a corrupt, anti-democratic extremist just like Donald Trump, so it’s not surprising that they’re working together to plot a coup against the more sensible of Utah’s Senate delegation.
Insurrection-enablers stick together. https://t.co/gzj8HhotTk
— Utah Democratic Party (@UtahDemocrats) March 16, 2022
You know who’s tired of defending Mitt Romney? Conservatives.
Perhaps if Mitt Romney had done something to defend conservatives once in a while, this challenge wouldn’t seem necessary to them.
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Who wants to bet he pulls an Arlen Spector?
Very well could, might as well
If he did, he’d be very low man on the Democrat totem pole. He’s a low man to begin with, but he’d be the Democrat’s bitch if he changed parties.
Isn’t he already?
Subotai Bahadur
Yes, but he hasn’t seen anything yet – at least not if left the GOP. He’d be relegated to getting AOC’s make-up.
What’s the difference? He was Teddy Kennedy’s bitch when he was the governor of Massachussitts.
Hearing Ted Kennedy’s name evokes a special spot in my heart that I have for him: because he’s dead. He’s now at his best.
Doesn’t matter as long as he votes the way they want which is pretty much what he is doing now. I have wondered for some time who in Utah’s Republican Party he represents?
The Mormon Church…
No, he doesn’t represent members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He does have ties to the leadership, but all the members I know are fuming at Romney.
There are areas in Utah that are leftist – Salt Lake City and the resort areas to start with. I would even say the Republican Party in Utah itself isn’t run by rational people, let alone conservatives. They changed the rules after the successful revolt to replace Bob Bennett with Mike Lee – to make sure a grassroots effort couldn’t happen again.
Last I heard, he was still looking for his dog. Blew off the top of his car somewhere in Arizona.
Along with his integrity.
He’ll find the dog before he find’s his integrity. Because at one time he had a dog, but he never had integrity.
I think if he turned around, he’d find his dog humping him. Everyone else is.
Odd, though: I do like his wife.
Biden found his dog and threw it on a porch.
That’s funny!!!
Obama ate it….
Too funny!
The Democrats even accept them into the party? ROM is, after all, a straight white male.
Accept HIM…
“Straight, white male”??
That lets him out. Not to mention the fact that as a white Mormon, he’s obviously a white supremacist oppressor.
I thought the LDS declared non-whites human right around the time Nixon’s IRS brought their tax exempt status into question.
You SURE about that? You know, it’s always the ones that you think are the straightest….
Romney thinks he’s going to run for President in 2024 I think. 75, you sure? I absolutely hate his politics and lack of character, which I thought he had when he ran in 2012, but dang, he’s a young looking handsome man
Amazing fall from Grace because of his hatred and jealousy of President Trump. It’s hard to believe he really is as evil as he is.
Romney is today the same as he’s always been…with the exception of the 2-year period, 2010-2012. He pretended to be an orthodox conservative to win the GOP presidential primary. But, in reality, he’s always been the guy he is today and who was the Governor of Massachusetts; he’s pro-choice, pro-gun control, anti-small business, pro-regulation particularly the kind of regulation that favors big, established corporations and he’s thoroughly repulsed by average Americans.
And he’s failed at very job he’s ever been given.
I really don’t care for his politics, but that’s a bit of hyperbole there. At least one job–putting the Salt Lake City Olympics back together–delivered. What happened after that?
Mittens is good at certain things. Especially backstabbing.
Someone please primary against his outsider goon. The Mormons in Utah are afraid of conflict. They aee him as sharing their beliefs. That os a complete joke. That is how he wins. Give them.another option. Most anyone I know is no fan of his. Put him out to pasture. He doing noone any favors for our side and needs to be removed. Everyone knows it.
My former employer paid Bain Capital a very large quantity of money to give them the usual “outsource everything” advice – which I’m sure was what they had decided to do anyway.
I would like to see Romney outsourced from his job.
Kamala Harris thought it said, “Brain Capital.” and asked if Romney could outsource Biden’s brain, but alas, it could not be found.
What a pathetic, tiny worm this guy is.
Mittens: Beware of Candy Crowley – she’s still alive and kicking.
If Candy Crowley gets her mittens on Romney she will swallow him alive.
Candy Crowley still hasn’t given him balls back. She emasculated him live on national television, and he’s been acting like a eunuch ever since.
He’s still looking for salvation from that appearance. He’d sell us all to hell to get it.
If you’d lived in Massachusetts during his term as governor, you’d have no problem believing it.
He loves his too clever by half facile deceptions almost as much as any mirror. This former church missionary was pro-choice until he needed to be pro-life. He laughably explains his conversion was due to high level fetal research conducted by a Harvard buddy that only recently proved that little thingy in the womb is a human baby. By golly.
And who can forget about his being against Obama care after installing the same thing in Massachusetts. He explains that as a states rights laboratory for invention.
Only a twisted narcissist could think anyone would buy such hogwash.
“Only a twisted narcissist could think anyone would buy such hogwash….”
Every worm in the Swamp not buys it, but sells it as well.
I would think anyone with the sense of grapefruit could bet him at this point.
His hair self-greases from his soul.
It’s a well known fact that Nancy Pelosi wears greasy makeup that is up two feet thick in some places. At the State of the Union Romney was seen rubbing his hand on Nancy Pelosi’s face and then stroking his hair with his greasy fingers.
I will rejoice if he loses his election or decides to retire.
He’s had the Fauxchi ouchie, with booster, and then got the Fauxchi Flu. I am concerned that he would be prime for a Blood Clot followed by a Pulmonary Embolism at his age.
He should seriously consider retiring.
This far out from the primary who cares? 2022 first.
Mitt Romney is an example of a characterless rich brat of poor character.
More like a schmuck, really.
He did not like it when I called him a carpetbagger. Got all sorts of defensive at that delegate meeting.
I really, really hate Romney.
Burgess Owens would be a great choice.
Romney is Mormon royalty. As in back to Joseph Smith level royalty. It will be a heavy lift taking him out in Utah.
Then let Utah live with the hell he is trying to unleash on the nation.
It can ne done here in Utah. They have seen what his agenda is. A .largw percent already saw him for what he was.
Babylonbee writes: “99.9% Of Americans Support Sending Mitt Romney To Fight In Ukraine”
https://babylonbee.com/news/99-of-americans-support-sending-mitt-romney-to-fight-in-ukraine
Yes, it is TIME to REMOVE “Pierre DE FECTO” from office! He has served his purpose – for the DEMOCRATS! Much like my own Senator Graham, it’s time for a change! We need Republicans who are IN FAVOR of RESTORING Our Great Nation. Mr. “De Fecto” and Mr. Grahmnesty are no long needed!!
A baked potato would be a better steward of the senatorship than Mitt Romney.