Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), a charter member of the RINO Republicans, declared Friday that he would cast his ballot for a Democrat in 2024 instead of former President Donald Trump or rival Vivek Ramaswamy.
The failed presidential candidate surprised exactly no one in his interview with CBS’s Norah O’Donnell. He claimed he is “happy to support any one of the Republicans” before ruling out two of the most conservative candidates.
Romney then swerved into noting he would also happily choose a number of Democrats. The GOP senator claimed that they would be an upgrade from Trump “and perhaps also from Joe Biden.”
It is not shocking news to discover that Romney harbors personal affection for the Democratic president. Concerning Biden, he revealed he finds him a “very charming, engaging person” and agrees with him “in some places.”
Romney added that he would like to see someone else run on the Democratic side.
Uniparty loser Mitt Romney – uncle of RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel – says he’d vote for a Democrat over Trump or Vivek pic.twitter.com/zWKh1uzuig
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) November 25, 2023
The 2012 Republican nominee complained to O’Donnell about how “populist” the party has become. This is hardly criticism to a true conservative, and many on social media called on Trump and Ramaswamy to celebrate such “criticism.”
As if any conservative needs reminding, Romney in 2020 became the first U.S. senator to vote for the removal of the president from his own party. Trump was acquitted by the Senate, but not before the Utah Republican dramatically exposed his true colors.
There was never a chance that the 45th president would be convicted on either the abuse of power or obstruction of justice charge, but Romney persisted anyway.
On X, formerly Twitter, commentator Monica Crowley rebuked Romney as a “uni party loser.” She also cited a distinct family relationship as he is the uncle of Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel.
McDaniel took criticism from many within GOP circles for the party’s less-than-stellar showing in recent elections.
Romney announced in September that he will retire from the Senate when his term expires. He explained his reasoning as wanting to step aside and allow “a new generation of leaders” to assume power.
In the minds of most conservatives, he left the party long ago.
