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As I predicted yesterday, it is now being reported that Donald Trump will endorse Mitt Romney rather than Newt Gingrich. It’s no surprise to me since Trump’s main issue (now that he’s stopped talking about President Obama’s birth certificate) is China.
Mitt Romney has the most aggressively anti-China rhetoric of any of the candidates. Romney is right to focus on Chinese theft of American intellectual property but dangerously naive with his populist appeal to “unfair” Chinese trading practices, especially when based on the value of the Chinese currency.
Trump was never actually going to run. He was just keeping himself in the news to boost his television ratings. Romney’s sharing Trump’s idiocy on China gives Trump the most graceful possible way to explain to the fawning news media while he is not entering the race.
As for Romney, he should say “Thanks” to The Donald, but just once, and then never mention it again and do everything he can to keep Trump quiet, and far from the campaign trail. A Fox News poll suggests that three times as many voters are likely to vote against a candidate whom Trump endorsed as are likely to vote for the candidate for that reason.
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USSAlabama| 2.2.12 @ 11:42AM
Fox is actually polling that opinion right now.
Marco2| 2.2.12 @ 12:06PM
You mean that Newt's promise to let The Donald have exclusive development rights to the moon wasn't enough? Perhaps the mighty moon king should offer to designate him Crown Prince of the Moon, Grand Duke of the Sun and Viceroy of the Solar System. Damn, that should do it!
Vern Crisler| 2.2.12 @ 1:16PM
Romney's endorsement of Newt would have helped Newt. It only hurts Romney because it reinforces the idea that he is an out of touch rich man. Geeyaawd, people sure have low standards for nominees.
Vern Crisler| 2.2.12 @ 1:16PM
S/b Trump's endorsement....
bill| 2.2.12 @ 2:42PM
Trump is the "KISS of DEATH." Trump is a "phony" entrepreneur , who can only kiss ass of another "New England big-government liberal RINO", like Romney. Who cares?
Tom| 2.2.12 @ 4:40PM
A clown endorses a RINO; how appropriate!
Richard Baker| 2.2.12 @ 6:07PM
Big whoop.
Dai Alanye | 2.2.12 @ 10:33PM
Note that Trump waited until conventional wisdom had Romney as the sure winner, because with Trump it's all about ego. The Donald wouldn't risk endorsing a possible loser.
Unfortunately for Trump, however, Mitt doesn't have the nomination in the bag yet, and surprises are still quite possible.