https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/05/31/romneys-gop-rivals-should-hold-grudges/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:18:10 -0400<![CDATA[The love affair with Mitt—this newfound nausea of niceness—raises a bigger question: What is to be said to all the Republicans who donated money to the anti-Romney candidates, volunteered their time, and argued with friends and family about the appropriateness of strapping a dog to the top of their car? Were they all chumps? Was this bitter, tough primary just a game? Were any of the vicious invectives thrown at Romney sincere? We don’t all have to be Hatfields and McCoys—even I’m willing to acknowledge that went a little too far—but there’s nothing wrong with standing firm behind your own candidacy and ideas, and staying that way. For an appropriate mourning period, at any rate. Poor Seamus, at least, deserves better.]]>Thu, 31 May 2012 22:22:57 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/05/31/romneys-gop-rivals-should-hold-grudges-n92931