What is Romney's game in running for the Senate? I don't get it.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

If it were to prepare himself to primary Trump, then his meekly accepting Trump's endorsement totally ruined that.

If he thinks he can play cute and "survive" until Trump is removed by the Mueller probe and then run for the GOP nomination, the GOP will be so tarnished by then he wouldn't stand a chance in a general election.

Did he really want to get back in the politics game just to be a Senator for a term or two and not run for President?

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Running interference for his Son's

who are the new face of Utah Rethug Politics.

[OhNo-Really]

5. Bingo!

They built adjacent mansions in Salt Lake gated community after he lost last election.

Huge mansions. Josh's has a Rose Garden walkway to a smaller building very similar to the White house.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Yup.

BTW,understand old Mitty was living in Cali up till a couple weeks ago. Remember the House with the Elevator,that one

And his Niece is the RNC Chairperson.

As we Non-Mo's in Utah used to say,Anointed Ones. Direct linage to Joe Smith.

[LeftInTX]

9. Makes sense

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[sunonmars]

13. Placeholder for his sons is correct.....and also payback Trumpy.

[Wellstone ruled]

16. Have to thank everyone for their comments.

Utah is a Beautiful State that is controlled by one group and if you are not a dues paying member,get lost,we don't want you here.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Maybe he's just bored?

[pdxflyboy]

3. Revenge

Perhaps he wants to fuck with Trump. Vote "guilty" in the impeachment trial.

[Zoonart]

4. He's not getting his ass buffed to his liking as

a mere citizen.

[Sneederbunk]

6. 2020

[bearsfootball516]

8. If that's his goal, good luck

He's even less popular now than he was in 2012.

[FarCenter]

7. The Senate is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. He's important and wants a platform.

[janterry]

12. Perhaps Fulfilling Mormon White Horse Prophesy

(just perhaps)

From Slate:

The prophecy is attributed to Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith Jr. In 1843, Smith purportedly told his followers that on the day when “the Constitution of the United States is almost destroyed… hang[ing] like a thread,” out of the “Rocky Mountains” the “great and mighty” Mormon people will, like the “White Horse” of the Book of Revelation, rush east to save the Constitution.

While the White Horse Prophecy itself is almost certainly apocryphal, Mormon leaders in the nineteenth century consistently taught, as Joseph Smith’s successor Brigham Young did in 1868, “if the Constitution of the United States is to be saved at all it must be done by this [Mormon] people.”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/mitt-romneys-mormon-mission.html

[fierywoman]

18. So do you suppose he'll support killing Citizens United? {{{sarcasm}}}

[LeftInTX]

14. I don't think he's going to run for president in 2020

I think he wants to be senator. Since he was previously a governor, I assume that being a senator would be "easier" and just as prestigious.

I also think it is to keep his "family legacy" going.

He has sons who are interested in politics.

[JHB]

15. All of the above.

[lindysalsagal]

17. I don't get it, either. Lots of work, long hours, meeting, arguing, voting. Putting up with

constituents, town halls, none of it sounds like mittens to me.

[old guy]

20. Well, Rubio is a Senator and he doesn't do any of that hard stuff,

so Mittens probably figures "why not me".

[librechik]

19. Like Harrrumph, Romney is a narcissist. Only HE can solve the problem.

he is very fluid, which might be necessary. But so is diarrhea.

[DFW]

21. Romney NEVER held a national position

This is his last hurrah, and he has more money than he knows what to do with at this point anyway. If you're 70, in decent health, and have enough money to keep you in Grecian Formula 16 (and Grecian mansions) for the next seven centuries, you either run for office, write novels or die of boredom. I'm supposing he hasn't the talent to write and figures he can die of boredom any time he likes.

[redstatebluegirl]

22. He cannot handle not being loved by the electorate in Utah.

He is a professional politician.