# Mitt Romney is not running for reelection next year

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066 "2023-09-13T18:42:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066/61 "2023-09-14T17:52:48Z")

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> [@slicedalone](#):
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> Mitch?

Oh shit, Mitt not Mitch.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066/62 "2023-09-14T17:59:23Z")

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The moderate Republicans are giving up and retiring. It will leave the right wing even more firmly in power.

I wasn’t a big Romney supporter. Romney is a rare voice of reason compared to Cruz & DeSantis.

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066/63 "2023-09-14T18:01:52Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> If you were _so horrified_ by the things the other Republicans did, if you truly “believed in the constitution” unlike the other Republicans - why did you do so little to stop them? Why not openly come out against them until now?

Ask Liz Cheney. See how well that worked out for her while still in office.

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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066/64 "2023-09-14T18:55:10Z")

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> [@Saint\_Cad](#):
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> Ask Liz Cheney. See how well that worked out for her while still in office

Great example - when she was getting tarred and feathered by the MAGA crowd, that would have been a good opportunity for Mitt to take a little more action than a half-hearted tweet.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066/65 "2023-09-16T06:06:16Z")

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Ketchup on Salmon? So Utah.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitt-romney-is-not-running-for-reelection-next-year/990066/66 "2023-11-14T20:32:55Z")

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I’m curious: does anybody remember if Mitt attended the ceremony honoring the Capitol Police?

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