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    UT-Mittens Romney torpedoes Mike Lee, refuses to endorse him for Senate

    Mitt Romney’s Refusal to Endorse Mike Lee Infuriates Senate Republicans

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...nate-majority/

    SEAN MORAN 29 Sep 2022

    Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-UT) decision not to endorse Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-UT) reelection bid has infuriated Senate Republicans and conservative activists.

    Romney, Utah’s junior senator, has declined — and even refused — to endorse Lee’s reelection bid. Lee is the senior senator from Utah.

    Senate Republicans are becoming increasingly alarmed by the decision, noting that even though Senate Republicans may have their differences on policy, they typically stand united against Republican opponents.

    “I respect [Romney], and I understand that each state has its own dynamics, but I do not understand why he is remaining neutral,” one Republican senator said anonymously. “Whatever our differences, we all try to support each other around election time.”

    Romney’s refusal to endorse Lee could boost his lead opponent during the Senate campaign, the Never Trumper and failed 2016 presidential candidate Evan McMullin. Romney’s move has put Senate Republicans on defense in a state that Lee should win handily.

    “We should not have to be worried about Utah in any way. I don’t know what he thinks he’s doing, but it’s not going over well, particularly with the [senators] who are up for chairmanships,” another Senate Republican said.

    Romney has claimed he could not endorse anyone in the race because he is friends with Lee and McMullin; however, as Mollie Hemingway of the Federalist, “it’s unclear why he thought his previously unannounced friendship with McMullin would be harmed by him supporting Republican incumbents and nominees, as all other Republicans do.”

    Even the Washington Post‘s Henry Olsen rebuked Romney’s logic.

    “That’s sweet, but party loyalty matters, too. It’s one thing to disagree within one’s own party; that’s what primaries are for. It’s another to say that one is going to stay out of a general election and essentially tell your own state’s voters that there’s no difference between your party’s nominee and someone backed by your party’s adversaries. If that’s friendship, Lee should start finding better friends,” Olsen wrote.

    The Post also noted that Romney’s refusal to endorse Lee would serve as a “boon” for McMullin and make it “harder for Lee to consolidate the votes of moderate Republicans.”

    This would allow for McMullin’s strategy to gain muster, which includes building a coalition of Democrats, independents, and Romney and his supporters, to take down the two-term Senate conservative.

    Utah Democrats have endorsed McMullin’s bid to oust Lee even though he stated after the endorsement that he would not caucus with either Republicans or Democrats should he join ranks with Romney in the Senate.

    Jessica Anderson, the president of the Heritage Action for America, said:

    It is disappointing to see Senator Romney take a back seat in his in-state colleague’s race as Senator Mike Lee enjoys broad support from voters across Utah and the country. Conservatives should utilize every tool possible to take back the Senate, starting with supporting incumbent Senators in important races.

    Romney’s decision to be Switzerland between his two friends, McMullin and Lee, has allowed McMullin to call Lee a “conman,” push “conspiracy theories” against Lee, and spread “disinformation” against Republicans.
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    Nationwide this would probably help Lee honestly.
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    Nationwide this would probably help Lee honestly.
    That thought crossed my mind as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nobody's_hero View Post
    Nationwide this would probably help Lee honestly.
    That only matters if the nation donates money or does grassroots stuff for him.

    But come on, we all know the real answer to "why" is that Romney isn't conservative and certainly isn't anything near libertarian conservative so he'd rather see a fellow liberal win than Lee. Does everyone forget that even the most "Republican" governors of Massachusetts are left of center?
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    Mike Lee shouldn't even accept Romney's endorsement even if he did.
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    Is a Romney endorsement a + or - ?

    I have 4 felonies and I don't want his "endorsement".

    He stole more than I ever did.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nobody's_hero View Post
    Nationwide this would probably help Lee honestly.
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    That thought crossed my mind as well.
    Oh, it'll help him within the state too. Breitbart is just trying to make it seem like someone--anyone--still gives a damn what Romney says or thinks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by acptulsa View Post
    Oh, it'll help him within the state too. Breitbart is just trying to make it seem like someone--anyone--still gives a damn what Romney says or thinks.
    Unfortunately, Mittens still has some pretty good sway in the Mormon community. I don't think it'll cost Lee the election, but don't underestimate Romney's influence.
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    It's because McMullin is CIA and Mormon.

    Blood is thicker than water.
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    It's because McMullin is CIA and Mormon.

    Blood is thicker than water.
    McMuffin and Mittens are both neocon meat puppets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptUSA View Post
    Unfortunately, Mittens still has some pretty good sway in the Mormon community. I don't think it'll cost Lee the election, but don't underestimate Romney's influence.
    Yeah this. I was specifically thinking of Utah's Mormon voters and how much sway Mitt might have over them. Nationally though I don't think many folks care who Romney endorses (or doesn't endorse).
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    This is getting silly.
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    It started silly.
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