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Biggest issue in GOP or either party is money. Romney would pull in more. A single candidate would be able to get more of the money (Koch) which would not go to Trump.
Trump changing the rules of the GOP, which only effects a large group running. Romney could pull it off.
It's a difficult thing for me since I don't really like Donald Trump. A big part of me would love it if you were right. The GOP is still trash, but I'd prefer to think that they can do better than Donald Trump.
But the numbers say your completely wrong. Controversy has been Trump's best fundraising tool.
Trump has raised more money off of an impeachment effort we all know is doomed to fail than most Democratic candidates have raised all year. $15 million in less than a week is pretty insane and I think he actually wants to see the Dems go through with it. It all dies in the Senate anyways. Meanwhile, you've scared the crap out of everyone out there who sees all the efforts at removing Trump as a coup d'etat by traitors, etc. They're throwing money at Trump like crazy and will continue to do so until they cut the crap and drop the impeachment shtick.
According to the Washington Times, "The [Trump] campaign said Tuesday it has raised more than $308 million so far this year and has more than $156 million in the bank — more than twice as much as President Barack Obama had at the same point in 2011."
I don't really understand how that works. If you've raised $308 million, they how do you only have half of that in the bank?? But regardless, it's still plenty significant that Trump is doing so well at fundraising. Honestly, the biggest reason that so much of the GOP was so against Trump was because they believed he would ruin their fundraising mechanisms. Sure, fat cats like the Kochs are probably going to donate to the Dems in 2020. But Obama was one of the best funded candidates ever and Trump is on pace to pull in twice as much money as he did.
If I'm completely honest, Romney never had a better chance than now.
If you start from the point of view that Donald Trump is a million times worse than Hitler, Stalin and Mao combined, then I expect that you'd have overwhelming optimism that Satan himself could easily primary Trump. You're not seeing things from a Republican and moderate perspective. I think the GOP collectively sees Romney as a big fat disappointment. Mitt would have to dig himself out of the stigma of being the guy who lost when he should have easily won. And like it or not, Trump has completely changed the Republican Party.
But the first thing you'd have to do is get the guy to actually run. I doubt he will.
If you start from the point of view that Donald Trump is a million times worse than Hitler, Stalin and Mao combined, then I expect that you'd have overwhelming optimism that Satan himself could easily primary Trump. You're not seeing things from a Republican and moderate perspective. I think the GOP collectively sees Romney as a big fat disappointment. Mitt would have to dig himself out of the stigma of being the guy who lost when he should have easily won. And like it or not, Trump has completely changed the Republican Party.
But the first thing you'd have to do is get the guy to actually run. I doubt he will.
Romney would be wise to just check it out. Trump will be weaker as time moves on.
Romney would have a bigger base then Trump in the general.
If he has spent 152 million someone is skimming the books. My guess would be his tech guy who is in charge of the campaign.
Gets a % of each ad buy. Ripping off Trump. Trump to dumb to understand, never checked his own books.
Romney runs clean campaigns with proper staff not ripping him off.
If you're skimming money, you don't report the totals so any moron can just do the math. That's just stupid. The Dems who are desperately looking for a crime to impeach Trump for would be all over that! They'd be screaming it from the rooftops right now!
Maybe it includes money that is pledged but not paid or something like that? Pretty sure it's commonplace in political fundraising. I do wish I knew the particulars because it certainly sounds weird.
As a moderate Democrat, I would vote for Romney. He is not a milquepost just because he doesn't holler and call people names like someone else we know. He is a decent man. We seem to have forgotten what decency and honesty are in this country. Yes, I would gladly vote for him and I think he would make a fine president.
This.
It's telling the Trump fans here do not like him. But not surprising.
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