2012 Republican primaries if Romney didn’t run

[darklordoftech]

Would anyone who didn’t run run if Romney didn’t? Who would get the nomination?

[NewYorkExpress]

If Romney doesn't run, maybe someone to his right, but still somewhat palatable to a general election audience jumps in and immediately gets traction, possibly a Paul Ryan for example.

In addition, if Romney isn't running, I don't think Huntsman runs in 2012 either. Those two really didn't like each other, and Huntsman really only seemed interested in 2012 to try and knock Romney out. If Romney passes, I think Huntsman might end up as Secretary of State after Obama wins his second term, and steps down sometime in 2015 to prepare for a Presidential campaign in 2016.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

I wonder if Jeb Bush decides to jump in...

[NewYorkExpress]

I wonder if Jeb Bush decides to jump in...

Jeb didn't run for reasons that were completely unrelated to who was already running in 2012, otherwise he would have run.

[Agonized-Statism]

Romney not running after 2008 would be surprising in and of itself, but my guess is that Mike Huckabee runs a Tea Party-adjacent campaign, gets nominated, and loses the election.