{"id":26357,"date":"2015-09-12T17:03:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T23:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=26357"},"modified":"2015-09-12T17:03:09","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T23:03:09","slug":"why-mitt-romney-should-save-the-republican-party-and-join-the-2016-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2015\/09\/why-mitt-romney-should-save-the-republican-party-and-join-the-2016-race.html","title":{"rendered":"“Why Mitt Romney should save the Republican Party and join the 2016 race”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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It\u2019s possible, of course, that former New York governor George Pataki will arise, take Donald Trump on, and defeat him. But are you willing to bet the future of the Republic on that chance? Did you even know that Mr. Pataki is running?
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I\u2019m not sure that he can save the Republican Party. \u00a0But I\u2019m increasingly concerned that the other 3572 Republican presidential candidates can\u2019t.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Which could, even if he never actually received\u00a0a majority of the votes, deliver the Republican nomination to Donald Trump \u2014 and, shortly thereafter, deliver the While House to the youthful and fresh vision of honest Hillary Clinton, Socialist Bernie Sanders, or Mr. Integrity, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s one writer who thinks that Mr. Romney\u00a0ought to declare himself a candidate, once more, for the presidency:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/theweek.com\/articles\/575024\/why-mitt-romney-should-save-republican-party-join-2016-race<\/a><\/p>\n

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And, I confess, the idea of sending\u00a0an Interpreter<\/em> author<\/a>\u00a0to the White House as president of the United States does have its attractions.<\/p>\n

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