Sen. Romney says former President Trump is best-positioned to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.

If he wins the nomination, Romney said, “I won’t be supporting President Trump.” https://t.co/Wy4VH2p7yC

— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 16, 2023

“I think President Trump is by far the most likely to become our nominee,” the Republican senator from Utah said in the Capitol on Wednesday. “If there’s an alternative to that, it would be only realistic if it narrows down to a two-person race at some point.”

[I doubt anyone will be surprised by this, nor will they be swayed by it. I do think that Romney’s wrong about Trump being “by far” the most likely winner of the primary. If DeSantis gets in, I’d give it even odds, and maybe even tilting DeSantis’ way depending on legal developments around Trump. — Ed]