Does Mitt Romney Even Want to Be President?

[ksoze]

That’s not just a rhetorical question: In Mitt Romney’s heart of hearts, maybe all he really wanted was the Republican nomination.

Every time Romney gets an opportunity to reset the narrative of the election, he makes some psychologically revealing mistake. Giving Clint Eastwood his spotlight, rattling a rubber saber over a tweet from the US embassy in Cairo while it was under attack, writing off half of all American voters as moochers—you only have to tilt your head to see each of these “gaffes” as a cry for help. And Republicans themselves are grumbling about Romney’s skimpy schedule of public events, where real voters might take his measure and enthusiasm for a ground campaign could be generated.

http://www.thenation.com/blog/170059/does-mitt-romney-even-want-be-president

[madamesilverspurs]

1. He wants the title,

not the job.


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[Rambis]

2. He thinks he is entitled to it but it is "hard work"

he has millions to spend and he thinks he can buy it like he buys everything else. He can't win over voters because he is a miserable prick with the social skills and charisma of a steaming pile of dog shit. The only reason he isn't in prison is because he is rich. I would hate to see what he is capable of if he had to interact with everyday people. Not up to the job!

[skip fox]

3. Possible reasons to think Romaney doesn't want to be elected president.

These from a thread a DU thread yesterday:

--He filed at least one tax return which, if revealed, apparently would drastically undermine his chances of being elected (and may even expose him to legal action) simply to become richer than he already was.

--He continually undercuts his campaign's possible momentum with gaffs and/or unconsidered actions.

--He appears unable to regain his balance.

--He follows contrary and shifting advice as though constantly discovering a new way to take the helm (e.g., jumping the Cairo shark in the middle of the riots after Republican commentators had urged him to be bold).

--He is unable to stay focused, on message.

--He is absent from the campaign trail for extended periods (most recently for 5 days, which commentates note is rare for this time in the campaign, but sporatically throughout the summer as well, "prepping for debates," he said).

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10021400277

[uponit7771]

4. NO!! He's going to call Obama the N Word in public before all is said and done. Has anyone heard ...

...about the opening windows in an airliner question?

He's SCREAMING that he doesn't want to become prez...

[Control-Z]

5. "Taxachussetts"

"- despite his term as governor of Taxachussetts and his creation of the pilot version of Obamacare -"

I'd never heard that one before.

[Retrograde]

6. I don't think they're gaffes

I think they're novice job hunter mistakes: Romney's never had a job he had to go out and get by himself - without counting on his ins with a governor father or Harvard MBA or high-ranking Mormon connections - and he just doesn't know how to sell himself. He's used to being deferred to, to always getting his way, and now people are asking him to give them a good reason to vote for him instead of the other guy - especially the kind of people he'd ordinarily enjoy firing.

Oh, he wants it, maybe even more than Ann does. He's just playing the game by his rules instead of the actual ones, and he's losing because in the real world you can't just start out on 3rd base.

[Erose999]

7. He's doing the "bitch please" meme

I didn't know Romney was into Reddit memes....

[JI7]

8. Yes, he thinks he is Entitled to it, he was a mess during the Primary also

but one difference is that the other gop candidates were not that impressive. but look at how they went from one to another giving anyone but romney a chance.

also if gingrich and santorum had not split the vote and one of them had dropped out iti s likely that one of them would have won the nomination.

and now in the GE he is running against Obama who is a great candidate. even ifpeople may not be happy with things theyd on't see him as being at fault. they do think positively of him and what he wants to do for the country.

[MariaM83]

9. it's the ultimate win - bigger than any poker game or sports competition - he wants to say he did it

[HopeHoops]

10. Of course not. He just feels entitled to the position.

[treestar]

11. It is starting to dawn on him that he does not want to do the work

That it will be tougher than campaigning and that he will suffer four years of criticism and embarrassment. He's realizing he doesn't like that.

[NNN0LHI]

12. He wanted to prove he was an idiot loser on a national stage

He has succeeded with biblical proportions.

Don