Will Mitt Romney be the Democrats Nominee for President of the United States?
Will Mitt Romney be the Democrats Nominee for President of the United States?
January 7, 2019/in Commentary, Policy, Politics /by Dr. Julio Gonzalez
Following the publication of Mitt Romney’s misguided op-ed piece in The Washington Post slamming President Donald Trump (the link to which can be found in the Library), a fundamental question immediately pops up: Can Mitt Romney defeat Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary?
To say the least, the publication of Romney’s op-ed represents a
mammoth misstep. The words he shared about the President were not only
openly hostile, but also demonstrated Romney’s misperception of what the
American people want in a President.
For example, Romney
wrote, “Trump’s words and actions have caused dismay around the
world. In a 2016 Pew Research Center poll, 84 percent of people in
Germany, Britain, France, Canada and Sweden believed the American
president would “do the right thing in world affairs.” One year later, that number had fallen to 16 percent.”
This
was a terrible sentence. For one, it opened the door for the President
to emphasize his disregard for his European approval numbers while
astutely pointing out that any drop in his European popularity serves as
a direct testament to his zealous representation of the United States
in the world’s stage.
Engrained in Romney’s criticisms of
Trump’s approval numbers was a more subtle, but much more substantive
point. Romney demonstrated that he, as opposed to Trump, follows
European approval as a measure of a President’s success.
This latter point brings us to our next issue: it is simply because Romney cares about European approval numbers and Trump does not that Mitt will make a terrible president.
There
are many who wonder why Mitt Romney would make such a misguided and
ill-advised move. Indeed, his actions defy all logical explanations,
except one: the op-ed was Romney’s first salvo against the President of
the United States whom he intends to take on for the Republican
nomination. Yet his comments were so arrogant and so out of touch with
the viewpoints of rank and file Republicans that he has absolutely no
chance at touching Trump in a primary challenge. Indeed, Romney’s
misstep was so colossal that he stands a much better chance of winning
the Democratic nomination. (And not by way of complementing Romney, but
he would immediately become the Democrat’s best candidate.)
All
of this brings us to a much bigger point; the issue of character, which
Romney has consistently played as his strong suit. During his run for
President and again in his campaign for Senate, Romney eagerly sought
Donald J. Trump’s blessings. Despite the misgivings that arose between
the two during Trump’s 2016 race, the President still gave Romney his
blessings. Yet, even before Romney has the opportunity to take the oath
of his new office, he turns around and stabs the President in the
back.
The point here is very simple and laced with irony. The
fundamental and inescapable problem with Mitt Romney’s op-ed yesterday
is that while he eagerly attacks the President’s character, he brings to
full view the blatant flaws in his own.
And that’s the reason
why Romney will never win another Republican nod for any office outside
of his reelection in six years; provided, of course, that he stops
messing up.
EDITORS NOTE: This column originally appeared in The Federalist Pages. The featured photo is by Srikanta H. U on Unsplash.
Will Mitt Romney be the Democrats Nominee for President of the United States?
January 7, 2019/in Commentary, Policy, Politics /by Dr. Julio Gonzalez
Following the publication of Mitt Romney’s misguided op-ed piece in The Washington Post slamming President Donald Trump (the link to which can be found in the Library), a fundamental question immediately pops up: Can Mitt Romney defeat Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary?
To say the least, the publication of Romney’s op-ed represents a
mammoth misstep. The words he shared about the President were not only
openly hostile, but also demonstrated Romney’s misperception of what the
American people want in a President.
For example, Romney
wrote, “Trump’s words and actions have caused dismay around the
world. In a 2016 Pew Research Center poll, 84 percent of people in
Germany, Britain, France, Canada and Sweden believed the American
president would “do the right thing in world affairs.” One year later, that number had fallen to 16 percent.”
This
was a terrible sentence. For one, it opened the door for the President
to emphasize his disregard for his European approval numbers while
astutely pointing out that any drop in his European popularity serves as
a direct testament to his zealous representation of the United States
in the world’s stage.
Engrained in Romney’s criticisms of
Trump’s approval numbers was a more subtle, but much more substantive
point. Romney demonstrated that he, as opposed to Trump, follows
European approval as a measure of a President’s success.
This latter point brings us to our next issue: it is simply because Romney cares about European approval numbers and Trump does not that Mitt will make a terrible president.
There
are many who wonder why Mitt Romney would make such a misguided and
ill-advised move. Indeed, his actions defy all logical explanations,
except one: the op-ed was Romney’s first salvo against the President of
the United States whom he intends to take on for the Republican
nomination. Yet his comments were so arrogant and so out of touch with
the viewpoints of rank and file Republicans that he has absolutely no
chance at touching Trump in a primary challenge. Indeed, Romney’s
misstep was so colossal that he stands a much better chance of winning
the Democratic nomination. (And not by way of complementing Romney, but
he would immediately become the Democrat’s best candidate.)
All
of this brings us to a much bigger point; the issue of character, which
Romney has consistently played as his strong suit. During his run for
President and again in his campaign for Senate, Romney eagerly sought
Donald J. Trump’s blessings. Despite the misgivings that arose between
the two during Trump’s 2016 race, the President still gave Romney his
blessings. Yet, even before Romney has the opportunity to take the oath
of his new office, he turns around and stabs the President in the
back.
The point here is very simple and laced with irony. The
fundamental and inescapable problem with Mitt Romney’s op-ed yesterday
is that while he eagerly attacks the President’s character, he brings to
full view the blatant flaws in his own.
And that’s the reason
why Romney will never win another Republican nod for any office outside
of his reelection in six years; provided, of course, that he stops
messing up.
EDITORS NOTE: This column originally appeared in The Federalist Pages. The featured photo is by Srikanta H. U on Unsplash.
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