Mitt Romney has predicted that Donald Trump would win the GOP nomination if he ran for president again in 2024. At a virtual event hosted by The New York Times in February 2021, Romney had this to say (via The Hill), “He has by far the largest voice and a big impact in my party.” The Utah senator added, “I don’t know about his family members, whether they intend to do that, but I expect he will continue playing a role.”
“I’m pretty sure he will win the nomination,” Romney continued, although he observed that a lot could happen before the 2024 election. “I look at the polls and the polls show that, among the names being floated as potential contenders in 2024, if you put President Trump in there among Republicans he wins in a landslide,” he said.
As Bloomberg observed, Romney was “the only Republican who voted to convict Trump in both of his impeachment trials.” Per The Hill, the senator clarified that he “would not be voting for President Trump again” if he did run. He noted, “I haven’t voted for him in the past and I would probably be getting behind somebody who I thought more represented the tiny wing of the Republican Party that I represent.”
Mitt Romney says the populist movement isn't 'going away any time soon'
During his virtual interview with The New York Times in February 2021 at the DealBook DC Policy Project, Mitt Romney also touched on populism. “There’s a populist movement on the right in this country and on the left,” the senator said (via The Hill). “They’re not going away any time soon. Although I think overtime policies that endure, and that really help the American family, will be more successful.” Romney continued by stating his position, “So, I remain, if you will, a more traditional conservative than some of the populist rhetoric within my party.”
As of this writing, Donald Trump has not announced any plans to run for office in 2024. According to The Hill, the former president revealed in a February 2021 interview that it was “too early to say,” but that he had “tremendous support” and was encouraged by his poll numbers. “I’m the only guy who gets impeached and my numbers go up,” Trump commented.
In a poll conducted by USA Today, 85% of Trump voters surveyed said that they would support him in a general election. Per the outlet, 46%-27% of respondents stated that they would leave the Republican party and follow Trump if he created his own political party, which has led some to echo Romney’s fear that the Republican Party has experienced a significant split.
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