Published 09/14/2023 1:42:54 p.m.

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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The Hill

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…

09/14/2023 12:47:54 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Romney acknowledges pitching Manchin on starting third party ahead of 2024

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) acknowledged on Wednesday that he privately pitched Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on the idea of starting a new political party ahead of the 2024 election.

09/13/2023 10:04:47 p.m.·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

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.”

09/14/2023 11:08:35 a.m.·New York, United States

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Politico

'You're screwed': Romney's exit threatens a 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. If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow him out the door, it will get worse. Manchin, a centrist Democrat, and the Independent Sinema are both still mulling whether to run again. Like Romney, they could be replaced by senators on either end of the ideological spectrum — almost surely a Republican in Manchin's W…

09/14/2023 5:00:00 a.m.

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The Daily Beast

McConnell Left Romney on Read After Jan. 6 Warning: Book

The Utah senator, who announced his retirement this week, has spent two years working with a biographer to unravel exactly how he became “the turd in the punch bowl” of the GOP.

09/13/2023 11:23:42 p.m.·United States

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