What’s next for Romney?
Now that his own political hopes have been snuffed, many of the people closest to Romney say they have no idea what he’ll do next. Senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom, who has been by Romney’s side for over a decade, said he hadn’t given much thought to what the former governor’s next move will be.
“I think he wants to spend a lot of time with his grandkids,” Fehrnstrom said shortly after Romney concluded his brief concession speech here. “There was one point in the night when the results were still coming in, and he turned off the TV to play with his grandkids.”…
As a sea of disappointed supporters digested the results here at Romney campaign headquarters, the only consensus about the nominee’s future was that no one would hazard more than a guess about what it might entail.
One longtime aide who traveled frequently with Romney during the campaign predicted that he might work with some of his sons in their various business ventures, participate in nonprofit causes, or write a book related to his experiences touring America on the campaign trail.
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Who gives a rat’s azz?
Xasprtr on November 7, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Um, what next? Try who cares?
Warner Todd Huston on November 7, 2012 at 9:22 PM
Kicking puppies and yelling at little kids…you know just like he would have done had he won.
CW on November 7, 2012 at 9:23 PM
He will do charity work.
mrscullen on November 7, 2012 at 9:23 PM
Go back to giving people cancer and lighting cigars with C-Notes.
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 9:24 PM
Probably going to go on a speaking tour, to a door knocker near you. LOL..
Sorry, just had to. Yeah I’m a bigotted jerk, but at least I voted for the b@stard unlike many Catholics and Evangelicals.
abobo on November 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM
He’ll continue to do what he’s always done: try to make a difference in other’s lives. You might not have won, but God has other plans for you. You fought as hard as you could and I could not be more proud. Best of luck in whatever you do next, Mr. Romney.
GOPRanknFile on November 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Maybe he can serve as an economic advisor to the president whom he see’s nice guy who just got wrong advice and help him fix the economy.
bgibbs1000 on November 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Try to get the nomination in 2016, and probably succeed because most Republican primary voters are senile morons.
Armin Tamzarian on November 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM
Gets placed in the same media dust bin of terrorists as Sarah, Dubya, Allen West and Scott Brown.
antipc on November 7, 2012 at 9:29 PM
Obama’s Secretary of Business
Like his father, posted to a rival’s new cabinet position
Let the healing begin
RAND2016
corujodp on November 7, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Help rebuild Staten Island. Show up with water, canned goods, and clothing.
JimLennon on November 7, 2012 at 9:31 PM
You saved me some typing. Well said and +1000
Eviva on November 7, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Who cares?
Dante on November 7, 2012 at 9:32 PM
Obama thinks he has an appointment with Mitt soon to see what they can do to move the country forward.
txhsmom on November 7, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Contribute positively to society unlike the Dog Eating Coward has or ever will do.
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 9:35 PM
And generators. Big ones.
CurtZHP on November 7, 2012 at 9:36 PM
Start a business but keep the full time employee count low enough so he isn’t fined under ObamaCare?
Hog Wild on November 7, 2012 at 9:37 PM
Mitt don’t accept an ambassador position from Obama. It’s a trap!
cd98 on November 7, 2012 at 9:39 PM
I wouldn’t be surprised if he did just that.
gophergirl on November 7, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Romney signals all of the Mittbots to return to home. They all fondly reminisce one last time about how Mitt turned around the Salt Lake City Olympics, and then Mitt straps all of them to the roof of his private spaceship and blasts off into the night sky, headed for a far-away a galaxy, in search of a new planet on which he can run for President.
The End … ?
Lawdawg86 on November 7, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Who cares? I care. Mitt Romney was one of the most decent men to ever run for President. I’m proud of him and wish him the best. He, and America, deserved better.
SAZMD on November 7, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Mitt Romney was a political kite in the wind, but as a man, he is totally honorable. I think mormonism is heresey, but aside from that squabble, I admire his charity and humility, and dedication to his family.
tom daschle concerned on November 7, 2012 at 9:45 PM
…what you think.
Basilsbest on November 7, 2012 at 9:47 PM
LOL…
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 9:49 PM
That planet is sounding pretty attractive right now, as opposed to another four years on Earth with 0bummer.
JimLennon on November 7, 2012 at 9:51 PM
He becomes a news show talking head, loses his spot on news show, stays relevant by offering to opine on everything, and years from now accepts accolades from a dwindling cadre of true believers who can’t quite give up the dream?
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 9:55 PM
“Ras says Steliracan 2b in NGC 5100 is IN PLAY!!!!!! WHOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!”
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Yep, great guy.
jaygatz33 on November 7, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Mitt will do what he’s always done. Work hard, play hard and bring rewards to those with whom he works and joy to his family. He didn’t need to be POTUS to have a very good and productive life. The loss is more ours than his.
And the nasty comments from this site’s worst losers is predictable.
Basilsbest on November 7, 2012 at 9:57 PM
At least Romney was smart enough to turn off the televised results after losing became obvious.
The Nerve on November 7, 2012 at 9:58 PM
did the gilled one make it there in time ???
conservative tarheel on November 7, 2012 at 9:59 PM
I take it then that his TV’s been off since about last January.
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 9:59 PM
The MSMPravda did their job. Lucky for Mitt we don’t have a Siberia.antipc on November 7, 2012 at 10:01 PM
I really don’t think so … he doesn’t strike me as the kind who needs
the accolades ….
conservative tarheel on November 7, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Yup.
SAZMD on November 7, 2012 at 10:05 PM
It would be nice if he continued to explain exactly what policies of the President lead to each disaster as they happen. Someone has to, and as the last Republican nominee the media will grant him attention (for basically the same reason we respond to trolls).
Don’t laugh, people. Buyer’s remorse isn’t far away, and Mitt is the X in “we could have elected X.”
HitNRun on November 7, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Yeah, but those true-believers haven’t witnessed a catastrophic loss with their hero/ine at the head of some alleged sure-fire lead-pipe-cinch presidential ticket, so yeah, I guess they can still dream a bit.
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Romney caught on tape at a private fundraiser in a black hole near Andromeda Galaxy: “Look, the fact of the matter is that there are 47 dimensions in here that aren’t going to vote for me.”
Lawdawg86 on November 7, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Poll sample breakdowns by Ed Morrissey to follow…no harm done!
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 10:11 PM
“Citizens of Arnolfianus 8 disapprove of Romney’s remarks, 68%-30%…but check that sample, Ronulans +8….hmmmm”
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 10:13 PM
The problem is, a lot of Republicans might be saying “we could’ve nominated X…”
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 10:18 PM
I think he might end up being President of the Mormon Church. (They actually call them President)
portlandon on November 7, 2012 at 10:20 PM
Quoted for TRUTH. Godspeed to Mitt Romney, a man of decency and great ability. I was very proud to vote for you.
Ted Torgerson on November 7, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Rombo will continue his best to keep a spotlight shining on him, making an appearance now and again to accept obsequious fawning from deluded true believers who shout “Come back! We still believe you would have beaten Barky like a stray dog! Seriously! All 50 of us will push you over the finish line!”
Bishop on November 7, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Nah, I think he needs to write a few multi-volume works on foreign policy and quantum physics so that then that nasty public image of him will be erased and he can return tanned, rested and ready for the 2016 campaign. He has the infrastructure and everything and indies love him.
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 10:27 PM
Leave Michele Bachmann outta this.
ddrintn on November 7, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Quietly retire, write an autobiography.
I really grew to like Mitt over the course of the campaign, but he lost, and with how effectively That One “defined” him this year, he’d only do worse next time.
Mr. Prodigy on November 7, 2012 at 10:42 PM
I love how Mitt is such a class act but the Hot Gas tools here just dump crap all over him. Unreal.
SuperBunny on November 7, 2012 at 11:35 PM
Are you f**king kidding? Romney participated in protests in FAVOR of the Vietnam War, while himself seeking SIX draft deferments and using them to go spend 2 years living in France…arguing with the French about the merits of the Vietnam War, which he continued to vocally support.
A draft dodger who LOVES the war he himself is dodging. If that doesn’t make you a dishonorable cowardly piece-of-sh**, I don’t know what does.
And Romney got traunced despite most of the public not even KNOWING this fact.
Daikokuco on November 7, 2012 at 11:38 PM
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