I didn’t believe him either when he was moral-peacocking on the Senate floor about how his faith led him to this decision, but I also didn’t care. When I started seeing people wanting to expel him from the party or ridiculous and constitutionally impossible calls to recall him, I thought they were equally dumb.
Romney votes with Republicans the vast majority of the time, and he’s not up for reelection until 2024. There’s nothing the GOP can and should do to him. It was one vote, one time. Yes, it was a big deal, but it will also be forgotten by anyone not served politically by remembering it by tomorrow. Unless Republicans spend the rest of the year seeking revenge over it and make Mitt into a martyr.
Romney craves attention, don’t give it to him. Ignore him; freeze him out. When asked about him, on any issue, the response should be a simple, “I don’t really care what he does.” The media will elevate him, we don’t have to play along.
But don’t try to run him out of the party either. Be bigger than Democrats. Don’t be them.
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