Despite what you may have seen on cable news or read on The Daily Beast over the last few days, Mitt Romney announced once and for all Friday morning that he is not running for president again in 2016.
Some of the biggest media names on Twitter, who had been speculating about the possibility of Romney 3.0 for months, were quick to offer up their reactions:
wow. we wasted so much fucking time writing about and discussing Romney running. i won’t ever get that back
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) January 30, 2015
Romney for Secretary of State.
It worked out for the other Massachusetts POTUS runner-up, right?
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) January 30, 2015
Romney's pragmatism/sanity prevail over his ambition.
— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) January 30, 2015
Romney: "Having said nearly half of Americans don't take responsibility for their own lives, I'm not qualified to be president" #NotReally
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 30, 2015
Romney NOT running now according to multiple sources. If that's how he lays it out in 7 mins- who benefits the most? Jeb? Christie? Walker?
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 30, 2015
The candidate most relieved by the Romney no-go decision is Christie. He is a longer shot than many believe but now he has more $$$ access
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 30, 2015
The candidate most relieved by the Romney no-go decision is Christie. He is a longer shot than many believe but now he has more $$$ access
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 30, 2015
Guess I can cancel that cartoon I had commissioned of the Republican Party strapped into a dog cage on top of the station wagon.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 30, 2015
Romney in January 2014:
"Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no.
And today: no.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 30, 2015
I had several cheeseburger bets placed on this Romney thing, and I have won them all.
— Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) January 30, 2015
Romney quits #2016 race. Right call. Jeb Bush better candidate in the moderate Republican category.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 30, 2015
Great story to tell grandkids: where you were and what you were doing when you heard Mitt Romney was going to have a conference call.
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) January 30, 2015
Mitt Romney's not running for President to give the "next generation" of leaders space. He knows something about Ke$ha's 2016 plans.
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) January 30, 2015
I bet Gov Jeb Bush is dancing with the Gov Romney news
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) January 30, 2015
And former Congressman John Dingell (D-MI) FTW:
Congratulations to Mitt Romney for finally saying something the American people want to hear.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) January 30, 2015
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