Breaking: Romney 'absolutely leaning towards' Senate run

[Sic Semper Fascistis]

So the Pubs are now considering to nominate a guy who literally said he wanted to punch in the face someone who won 60% in the State... good luck!

[Obamanation]

This race is over and, if the 'pubs nominate an absolute nobody, I wouldn't be surprised to see Markey sail well past 60%.

[ShadowRocket]

Scott was sorta right... just had the wrong Romney.

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2013/02/tagg_you%E2%80%99re_it_gop_senate_hopes

I don't know why he'd consider running in MA, where he would be vulnerable everytime he was up for reelecting.

[RogueBeaver]

Yeah. If the Romney dynasty is to continue it should be (and should've been in the first place IMO) based out of Utah.

[Abolish ICE]

R +1

[RogueBeaver]

Tagg just told CNN he's not running.

[Sic Semper Fascistis]

Tagg just told CNN he's not running.

[Donerail]

Brown is out, Malone is out, Swift is out, Romney is out, Tisei is out, Weld is out. Looks like it's Healey or Winslow for the Rs.

[Zioneer]

Yeah. If the Romney dynasty is to continue it should be (and should've been in the first place IMO) based out of Utah.

From what I understand, Josh Romney is interested in running for office in Utah. The Utah GOP asked him to run against Matheson in 2008, and he certainly seems like a solid candidate.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

To be fair, Winslow is truly a rising star for the Mass GOP. It's just that he's not rising fast enough to the point where he can be competitive with Markey. Ah well.

[publicunofficial]

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if the GOP ran Paul Cellucci.

[wan]

Democrats just may keep this seat.

[Dan the Roman]

To be fair, Winslow is truly a rising star for the Mass GOP. It's just that he's not rising fast enough to the point where he can be competitive with Markey. Ah well.

No one the GOP could run, not even Brown, can command anything approaching 50% support if the electorate wants a Democrat. All the GOP can do is nominate someone, who if Markey stumbles, would be a viable Senator and could receive 50% of the vote. Thats Dan Winslow, not Romney, Tisei, Weld, or Healey, all of whom would have lost in 2010. Winslow probably won't win. But he is pugnacious, fights hard, and is about as good a get as Brown was in 2009.

[Tokugawa Sexgod Ieyasu]

Democrats just may keep this seat.

'Just may' isn't the way I'd put it.

[Keystone Phil]

What is the great Jack E. Robinson up to these days?

[hawkeye59]

What is the great Jack E. Robinson up to these days?

Running as an Independent.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

He'd get his butt kicked.  Maybe Paul Cellucci or Jane Swift would be better?

[publicunofficial]

He'd get his butt kicked.  Maybe Paul Cellucci or Jane Swift would be better?

Cellucci only has 2-3 years to live due to ALS, I doubt he's up for a campaign.

[Maxwell]

Winslow is the best hope now. Jokerman Keith Ablow might run if nobody else does, but I think there will, eventually, be a non-joker, so he'll bail.

[Brittain33]

According to today's Globe, Stephen Lynch now says he supports Roe v. Wade and will fight to keep anti-abortion judges off of the Supreme Court.

I cringed. Poor guy.

[Mr.Bakari-Sellers]

Poor Healy, poor Scott Brown and poor Ann and Tagg. Everyone associated with Mitt won't run.

[Sic Semper Fascistis]

Markey is going to win this, easily.

[smoltchanov]

To be fair, Winslow is truly a rising star for the Mass GOP. It's just that he's not rising fast enough to the point where he can be competitive with Markey. Ah well.

Right now, i think, Winslow would get 43-45% in 1-1 race. But Markey may be rusty after 36+ years in House, turnout (especially - in big cities) won't be great, so if Markey will sit on his hands Coackley-style - everything is possible. At least, Winslow would be really serious candidate

[smoltchanov]

Markey is going to win this, easily.

Not easily. But, most likely, win

[smoltchanov]

To be fair, Winslow is truly a rising star for the Mass GOP. It's just that he's not rising fast enough to the point where he can be competitive with Markey. Ah well.

No one the GOP could run, not even Brown, can command anything approaching 50% support if the electorate wants a Democrat. All the GOP can do is nominate someone, who if Markey stumbles, would be a viable Senator and could receive 50% of the vote. Thats Dan Winslow, not Romney, Tisei, Weld, or Healey, all of whom would have lost in 2010. Winslow probably won't win. But he is pugnacious, fights hard, and is about as good a get as Brown was in 2009.

Almost agree. but Tisei would win in 2010. He lost in much worse 2012 by 1% and partially - because Libertarian candidate took about 4.5%. Without that Tisei would win even in 2012