Christie panders...Walker bumbles..... Are they the new leaders Romney made way for? - By Joan Walsh

[DonViejo]

Life after Mitt: How the 2016 GOP field, unbelievably, just got even worse

Christie panders on vaccination while Walker bumbles foreign policy. Are they the new leaders Romney made way for?

BY Joan Walsh

The non-news that Mitt Romney won’t make a third unsuccessful run for the presidency broke on Friday. By Monday, the alleged beneficiaries of Romney’s move – supposedly moderate GOP Governors Scott Walker and Chris Christie – had already wounded themselves in ways that undid those alleged benefits, and then some.

Jeb Bush, meanwhile, is clearly winning the GOP donors’ primary; Romney’s non-run is less a contributor to Bush’s strength than a measure of it.

But first, one last word about Romney. I think he pretended to be mulling another run for president to accomplish one thing – to allow his former campaign manger Stuart Stevens to write these words in The Daily Beast:

The political vital signs were positive; he could raise the money for the primary and was winning in each of the four early states: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and even South Carolina, where in 2012 he lost to Newt Gingrich by 12 points. Most importantly, he did well with Republicans across the board, from those who considered themselves Tea Party voters and those who didn’t—a critical sign of broad-based support.

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[louis-t]

1. It was Mitt's thumb in the eye to Americans.

"See, you coulda had ME and you blew it America, so Fuck you."
Mitt Romney

[2naSalit]

5. ^^^THIS^^^ 100%!

Because, as we saw in that 47% video, that's how he rolls.

[fredamae]

2. Yes, because They are more Sellable n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Gee sounds like the same

bunch running in 1948. Rethugs just lovin what they saw in the rear view mirror,Dewey Dewey. Remember some guy named Truman whom the East Coast Press despised kicking there asses.

[UTUSN]

4. Pandering, bumbling - interchangeably!1

CHRISTIE falling:

[2naSalit]

6. I wonder if

he damaged the floor?

[libdem4life]

7. The Rogue's Gallery is getting shorter...Rand Paul just upped Christie on on the anti-vac

front and upped his status...as a Libertarian. Count him out, too.

I'll still bet on Jeb...he and Hillary, are letting the less royal make their missteps. Republicans just have Yahoos left and Democrats have two newcomers to the national scene.

There still might be time for Elizabeth Warren to pull off "an Obama" during the primary.