Mitt Romney, who has been encouraged by his allies to consider another run for the White House, will meet with several of his former political advisers for a private dinner in California, the Washington Post reports.Now I know what you're thinking- why the hell would Jeb care what the 2012 runner-up is doing. You're kinda right. Kinda. For all the talk about Romney's problems with conservatives, he ended up as the Republican nominee in 2012, right? The guy is at very least formidable, and could force Jeb to have to play all in for Iowa, since Romney would be very tough in New Hampshire.
Forget all of that though, Romney is the most dangerous candidate in the GOP for Jeb for other reasons. While Jeb can snuff out a Chris Christie run at the donor stage, or anyone else for that matter, Romney is someone he can't. For one, yes, Romney has a built-in cadre of donors who will stick with him now even against Jeb. Even if he didn't though, Romney is unique for other reasons too- Romney could go with no other donors at all. Romney could simply write himself a $100 million check to start, and run the primaries. Literally no one can stop him. If he wants the White House, he can run a well-financed campaign to try and do it.
Mitt Romney is the one Republican in the country who can go muscle for muscle with the Bush political machine. He might be the only person the party has who can. If he wants a legacy of being that guy, he can have it, even if he may not be able to win the White House. So I say go for it, if you want it, Mitt.
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