Is this just nostalgia for the candidate who ran against Barack Obama, the worst President ever?  Or something different?

“Some even said Romney’s new status is a direct result of Obama’s unpopularity, coupled with the fact Romney turned out to be right on many of the issues he raised in 2012 and with which Obama is grappling. One example, is Russia. In 2012, Romney said Russia would become America’s enemy No. 1 and two years later, America agrees with him.”

“Democrats don’t want to be associated with Barack Obama right now, but Republicans are dying to be associated with Mitt Romney,” Spencer Zwick, a longtime Romney confidant who chaired his national finance committee, told the Washington Post.  “Candidates, campaigns and donors in competitive races are calling saying, ‘Can we get Mitt here?’ They say, ‘We’ve looked at the polling, and Mitt Romney moves the needle for us.’ That’s somewhat unexpected for someone who lost the election.”

This isn’t an endorsement from me, because there are at least three other solid conservative candidates I would love to see as President, but there is merit to this rise in Romney’s popularity. People are so sickened by what has been done to this country by Barack Obama and his minions for the last 6 years, that it’s only natural that they (and by “they” I mean non-wonky types who don’t follow politics obsessively like the rest of us) tend to remember the man who warned them, repeatedly, during a Presidential campaign, what would happen if Obama was elected.  It all did happen.  And much, much worse.

From the Politico Magazine article:

“Where Romney stands out versus every failed nominee of the last half century is that he, a lifelong businessman with just one successful four-year stint as governor of Massachusetts, is not a career politician. Why might this matter in 2016? Presidential elections are typically about a pendulum swing. A view among many at the conference (aptly titled “The Future of American Leadership”) was the perception of too much rampant incompetence for too long—by both parties. Peggy Noonan echoed this sentiment in a recent column for the Wall Street Journal: “Americans hate incompetence”… and “they’ve seen it now from two administrations.”

Call Mitt Romney what you will, but his core competence is just that: competence. Unlike career politicians who tend to rise or fall on the level of their oratory, Mitt is, at his core, a chief executive. No doubt Mitt is more comfortable tackling complex problems and analyzing data than kissing babies or yucking it up on a rope line. But maybe that’s what America needs in 2016, and given the multitude of today’s challenges, maybe the Quinnnipiac poll reflects the growing view that it’s what we needed all along.”

 

Then there are those who say not just no to a Romney resurrection, but a hearty HELL NO:

“Others alleging that Romney is “poised for a comeback” have quickly forgotten how Romney made President Barack Obama, one of the most elitist and crony capitalist presidents in recent memory, seem like a common man who cared about average Americans when compared to him.

Henry, in Politico Magazine, also tried to assert that Romney is “not a career politician,” but didn’t note that Romney can only claim that because he lost his Senate race to Ted Kennedy, the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, and the presidential race in 2012. Perhaps Romney is an “attempted career politician.” Moreover, Romney’s waffling on a myriad of issues ranging from health care, abortion, his support for Ronald Reagan, and his primary state of residence is the characteristic that defines him and career politicians like John Kerry, Al Gore, and Hillary Clinton.

In 2012, Romney did not excite the conservative base, turned off working-class voters who believed he did not care about their concerns, and lost minority voters by huge landslides. He wasn’t even good at the inside-the-beltway game – he actually thought Donna Brazile was Gwen Ifill.

Republicans need blue-collar Reagan Democrats and more minorities to win presidential elections. Romney – and his loyalists – disastrously proved in 2012 that he can attract neither, and there is no indication Romney would be able to do so in 2016.”

It’s way too early to even guess what will happen within either the Democrat or Republican party.  I expect several unpredictable scenarios to arise in the next few months.  You know and I know we will be subject to all manner of political drama before we get a nominee.  But know this – it will be an epic campaign and Presidential election cycle.

What do YOU think of this recent Romney Resurrection Rodeo?  Would you be in favor of another Romney nomination?  What if he chooses someone like Ted Cruz, Trey Gowdy, or Rick Perry as his Vice-Presidential nominee?  Who do YOU think will be the Republican nominee?  I would love to see your opinions in the comments below.