Is he or isn't he... What is your pet theory?

[Agschmid]

So I don't have an article to link to, but Romney sure knows how to "stay" in the news. Check out the MSNBC homepage today for proof...

Yes it is ridiculous, and yes 2014 is my (and hopefully our) first priority but what say ye'...

Will Romney run again, vote early and vote often this poll is open for 24 hours only!

Someone PM'ed me this article, it's from February but relevant.

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	Yes
	5 (42%)
	No
	7 (58%)
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[Agschmid]

1. I like that first "no" vote... Is by the user "nay".

Sort of awesome.

[Nay]

8. It is sort of funny, but my user name isn't actually based on Nay=No -- it's

a baby name my baby brother called me when he couldn't say my real and somewhat complicated name!

[Agschmid]

11. It's a good nickname!

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Why not? The Clown Car Parade will roll again!

[Agschmid]

4. Did you watch "MITT" on Netflix?

[Warren Stupidity]

5. I tried to but I threw up too much.

[Agschmid]

7. I made it through and all it did was scare the shit out of me that he even had a chance to win.

[Nay]

3. I voted no, but I'm usually wrong because I always underestimate the hubris and

avarice of assholes like Romney. Doesn't he know the 47% video will pop right up again?

[Cirque du So-What]

6. I won't run the risk of being labeled 'Nostradumbass'

so I'm gonna refrain from making a flat statement one way or the other. He does have a ginormous ego, however, and 'daddy issues' as well, I suspect. He's already surpassed his father by garnering the gooper nod in '12, but losing has to weigh heavily on his consciousness. On the other hand, perhaps he's angling to become 2016's 'kingmaker'. I just don't fuggin' know.

[Agschmid]

10. Someday I may get a hide for using my new favorite term...

'Nostradumbass'

I agree I think it's all about daddy, basic psych stuff.

[Cirque du So-What]

12. What about the 'kingmaker' thingie?

Ya think he fashions himself an 'elder statesman' with enough clout to influence the primaries and repug convention? I believe he has the chutzpah to fantasize about it. In the real world, however, I envision him getting booed soundly at public venues. If he does, I expect nothing more personally risky than talking-head show appearances - like he's doing now.

[Agschmid]

14. It's a good theory and I think he does hold some power in the party.

There is a significant bloc of people who did vote for him in 2012 and whomever the R party runs next would sure like those voters... Plus more.

I imagine if he doesn't run he will be visible stumping/etc for whomever does run.

Even as a looser he has clout (why I'll never really understand).

[winter is coming]

9. Only his hairdresser knows for sure. n/t

[The_Commonist]

13. His wife won't let him run again.

But I think he wants to.
He can't take a hint.

[Agschmid]

15. I think he does, but she does have a lot of say in the decision I bet.

[LuvNewcastle]

16. He should have figured out by now that people don't like him,

and the people around him that told him otherwise were blowing smoke up his ass. He seems to be pretty clueless about a lot of things, but I don't think he's a complete moron.

[Ikonoklast]

17. My pet theory is that Mittens is a Disney animatronic robot.

PROVE ME WRONG

[FSogol]

21. No way. He's much to stiff to be a robot.

[Agschmid]

31. +1

[Bluenorthwest]

18. I usually abstain from predictions but I will say yes he will because he and

his wife both say he won't and they are well known liars so I assume they are lying.
Also, Mitt's Very Bad Year would be aged out of the income tax revelations, so this time he could show his taxes and just look rich and selfish rather than criminal and traitorous.

[DJ13]

19. I voted no

RMoney was made to look the fool when he realized he had lost in the middle of the night (made Turd Blossom look stupid as well).

I doubt he will run, but he might be interested in trying to play king maker among those who do run.

[Agschmid]

32. Someone else said kingmaker up thread.

I bet that is it...

[Jack for Sanders]

20. Well, consider this. Romney got 61 million votes in '12 running against an incumbent.

Obviously he would't be running against President Obama again, an open seat is a whole different ballgame.

The GOP has already implemented new primary rules to minimize the "clown car" aspect of the last campaign.

It's unlikely that anything new will be dug up about the Mittster so any mud tossed his way is old news.

Depending on who the Democratic Party actually nominates and because the Repugs are delaying their convention in '16 he may very well try to sweep in as a party "uniter" late in the proceedings.

At least I would guess that's how he sees it.

[FSogol]

23. Whether they implement anti-clown car rules or not, they still have a lot of clowns vying for a

seat in that car. There are also a bunch of media outlets dieing to promote/ridicule all the Herman Cains and Rick Santorums of the world.

Cue the circus music!

[Iggo]

22. Trial baloon?

[FSogol]

24. The proper response to that question is uproarious laughter, followed by "Please Proceed, Governor."

[MineralMan]

25. I voted Yes, but I doubt he'll go far.

He's marked as a loser. I don't think he has a chance at the nomination. They tried that once, and lost miserably.

[Jack for Sanders]

28. I assume you're old enough to remember Nixon.

Talk about your hated loser.

Yet there he was.

Not to mention that Wallace got almost 14% of the vote that probably would have gone to him and not Humphrey.

Strange things can and do happen.

[MineralMan]

29. Of course I'm old enough. I even met Nixon once,

while in the USAF. Briefly, and an unwanted meeting. He showed up at a military exercise, and I was sitting at a teletype machine, taking fake messages to Generals and the like. He said, "Hello, Sgt." I said, "Hello, Mr. President," and went back to the teletype.

[Arugula Latte]

26. Is he a space Alien? My theory is "yes."

[Motown_Johnny]

27. I'm going with No.

I think he sucked up all the money he could last time and that he won't have the same donor base this time around.

He is also an easy target for all the same attacks. The other (R) candidates and talking heads would just say that he wasn't conservative enough then, and he isn't conservative enough now.

I think he is done.

[catbyte]

30. No, please no. I wouldn't want to listen to Queen Ann whining again. But she does

believe in that White Wombat Prophesy or whatever the hell cockamamie LDS "prophesy" it is & her Mitt is the Savior of the World.

[Warren DeMontague]

33. Sure, why not?

He's got the cash.

I mean, to say the rest of the bench is weak, is a massive understatement.

[kairos12]

34. I think he still believes Rove was unto something on election night.

[Agschmid]

35. What's Rove been up too?

I shudder to even Google it.

[CK_John]

36. IMO, Mitt running is a done deal and will probably win.

[Agschmid]

37. Well let's work to change that!