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This story in the Boston Herald perfectly demonstrates why it was so fortuitous for Democrats that Scott Brown decided not to run in the Massachusetts special election to replace John Kerry. According to the Herald some “heavyweight Republicans” are urging Tagg Romney to run.
Tagg Romney is considering a run in the special Senate election now that Scott Brown has opted out, the Truth Squad has learned.
Calls for Romney, 42, to join in the short campaign to replace Secretary of State John F. Kerry have increased since the Herald first reported heavyweight Republicans are urging both Romney and his mother, Ann, to get in.
The eldest son of former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney already has statewide name recognition and could quickly ramp up the campaign infrastructure for a short, five-month race.
This is the same Tagg Romney that spent a year trying to convince the national Republican base that his father was conservative enough to carry the party’s banner. That is simply not going to play well in the most liberal state in the country. The campaign commercials would practically write themselves.
Brown actually had a real shot of winning. Polling found that he would have entered the race with a lead. But without Brown the Republican pool in the state is incredibly small and shallow. The fact that Tagg’s name is even being floated in rumors highlights just how shallow.
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Get the popcorn out. Shallow, small pool indeed. This started out as something to worry about: looking like no worries for the D’s now. I’m hoping for Senator Markey.
My gag reflex is in overdrive. And can you imagine the fun of having Ann on the campaign trail? The mind boggles.
Don’t you mean your “gagg reflex”?
LOL – good one.
Sadly I think we are going to be denied the pleasure. I read earlier today that he said no thanks. To bad. Could have been a lot of fun.
Geez. The mind boggles. WTF?
IF this is what the GOP comes up with, I’d like to say the seat is “safe” for a “D.” However, D’s have been known to botch this, so… not making any bets yet.
awwwwwwww bummer! Maybe Tagg’s smarter ‘n I thought!
He won’t run.
The Senate is completely devoid of redeeming social value and should satisfy the definition of pornography. Stephen Colbert, Tag Rmoney, Christine McCann, Carly Fiorina, and a whole host of other marginal humans have been considered and only one was for comic relief as far as I know.
Carly, I liked Carly. She famously said like running a major company is harder than being president. Didn’t they fire her from HP?
This is a lame effort to fill column inches.
name recognition ≠ approval
Mitt lost Massachusetts by how much? Oh yeah, over 17 percentage points.
I can see the slogans now. “Vote for Tagg, or he’ll punch you in the face for calling his lying daddy a liar!”
This is really really disturbing
I can just see The Lady Ann campaigning for office herself.
No, wait — actually, I can’t.
Vote for Tagg!!
This time, he really wants it!!
Ann Romney isn’t cut out for campaigning. She’d rather just jump to the coronation.
Damn.
Kid may be smarter than he looks.
Somebody told me she was a direct descendant of Marie Antoinette.
No, really……….
Don’t you think part of whatever appeal Tagg Romney has to the Republicans asking him to run is that he and his father could bankroll the entire election?
plus the loss wouldnt tarnish a professional republican who might want to run again
I think you’re BOTH right.