The Romney boomlet is about to begin

Mitt Romney in 2012. Photo (cc) by Dave Lawrence.

The Romney boomlet is about to begin. He’s tanned, he’s rested, he’s not crazy and he’s not Jeb Bush. Just remember that you heard it here first:

As I predicted, Romney's strategy will be to come across as the most conservative non-nut. http://t.co/cRdjuExwvN

— Dan Kennedy (@dankennedy_nu) January 12, 2015

OK, so that one didn’t pan out. But Romney has clearly been the best choice for Republicans since September, when the Bush campaign began to falter.

Romney has been waiting for this moment for many months. https://t.co/aSh82f5jtn

— Dan Kennedy (@dankennedy_nu) September 17, 2015

This is Romney’s moment. Seriously. http://t.co/EO6Y3OzRhB

— Dan Kennedy (@dankennedy_nu) September 28, 2015

And don’t think Romney isn’t looking at the implosion of the Republican field with great interest.

— Dan Kennedy (@dankennedy_nu) November 6, 2015

I also thought Romney would have made a good House speaker if Republican moderates and Democrats had wanted to pursue a consensus choice:

For your weekend head-scratching pleasure: Mitt Romney for House speaker? My @wgbhnews piece: http://t.co/1DbrZEHYXF

— Dan Kennedy (@dankennedy_nu) October 17, 2015

Reality check. Romney is almost certainly not going to be the Republican nominee for president. But it’s absolutely no surprise that the Republican establishment wishes he could be. What a mess.

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The Romney boomlet is about to begin

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