Romney explored creating new political party with Manchin: book
- This news story reveals the disillusionment and ostracization of Republican Senator Mitt Romney by his own party, as he clashed with former President Donald Trump. Romney provided extensive access to journalist McKay Coppins, giving him emails, texts, and personal journals.
- Romney's criticisms of Trump were shared by many Republican senators, including Mitch McConnell, who called Trump an "idiot." Romney confronted fellow senators Josh Hawley and J.D. Vance during the Capitol riots, blaming them for the chaos.
- Romney explored the idea of forming a new centrist party with Senator Joe Manchin but urged him not to run for the White House on a third-party ticket. The potential retirement of Romney, Manchin, and Kyrsten Sinema could impact the centrist group in Congress.
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Romney explored creating new political party with Manchin: book
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) explored creating a new political party with fellow centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), according to an excerpt released Wednesday in Romney’s forthcoming biography. “They’d talked about the prospect before, but it was always hypothetical. Now Romney wanted to make it real,” the book excerpt reads. “His goal for the yet-unnamed party…
Romney’s Exit Threatens Collapse of Senate’s Middle
“Mitt Romney’s retirement shines a glaring spotlight on the potentially bleak future of the Senate’s ideological center in both parties,” Politico reports. “If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow him out the door, it will get worse.”
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