{"id":2030720,"date":"2023-09-13T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-i-wont-seek-reelection-to-senate-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:10:48","slug":"romney-i-wont-seek-reelection-to-senate-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-i-wont-seek-reelection-to-senate-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Romney: No 2024 Senate Reelection for Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fromney-i-wont-seek-reelection-to-senate-in-2024%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Mitt Romney\u2063 Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election in 2024<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>\u200c with\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/09\/13\/mitt-romney-senate-reelection\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>, Sen. Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential nominee who lost to Barack Obama in 2012 and later became \u200ca United States senator from Utah,\u2062 revealed that he will not be \u200bseeking a second term in the \u2062Senate in 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romney expressed his disappointment \u2063in \u200cthe GOP-controlled House\u200b and\u2064 his concerns about \u2063the potential election \u200bof either \u200bPresident Biden or former President Trump\u2064 in \u20622024.\u200b He stated, &#8220;It\u2019s very difficult for the \u2063House to operate, from what I can tell. And perhaps more importantly, we\u2019re probably going to have either \u200cTrump or \u200dBiden as our next president. And Biden is unable\u200b to lead on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cant-make-this-up-disgraced-former-fbi-agent-peter-strzoks-wife-melissa-hodgman-named-acting-director-of-the-division-of-enforcement-for-the-sec\/\" title=\"You Can\u2019t Make This Up: Disgraced Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok\u2019s Wife, Melissa Hodgman, Named Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC\">important matters<\/a> and Trump is unwilling to lead on important matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The senator emphasized that both Biden and Trump were \u200dnot serious about reducing the deficit, criticizing their stance\u2063 on entitlements. He exclaimed, &#8220;You\u2019ve got both Biden and Trump saying\u200d we won\u2019t touch entitlements. How irresponsible is that!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked about his support for GOP presidential candidates challenging Trump, Romney stated that\u2063 he would not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tx-gov-greg-abbott-boycotting-major-league-baseball-over-georgia-wont-throw-rangers-opening-pitch\/\" title=\"TX Gov. Greg Abbott Boycotting Major League Baseball Over Georgia, Won\u2019t Throw Rangers\u2019 Opening Pitch\">publicly endorse<\/a> any of them, as \u2063he believed his support would not have a positive impact. He added, &#8220;I\u2019m\u200c not looking to get involved in that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romney expressed concern about the direction \u200bof the Republican Party,\u200b stating,\u200d &#8220;It\u2019s pretty\u200d clear that the party is inclined to a populist demagogue message. If it can change in the direction of a populist, it\u200c can change \u2063back in the \u2063direction of my wing\u2063 of\u200d the Republican\u200b Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a\u200c senator, Romney voted to impeach Trump\u200b twice, which resulted in backlash from \u200bTrump loyalists. In a 2019 op-ed, he wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>&#8220;After he became the nominee, I hoped his campaign would refrain from resentment \u200cand name-calling. It did not. \u200cWhen he won the election, I \u2064hoped he would rise to the occasion. His early \u200bappointments were encouraging. But, on balance,\u200d his conduct over\u200c the past two years, particularly his actions last month, is evidence that the president has\u200d not risen to the mantle of the \u200coffice.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romney emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-covid-numbers-now-shift-for-bidens-benefit\/\" title=\"Will COVID Numbers Now Shift for Biden\u2019s Benefit?\">presidential leadership<\/a> and \u2063character, stating, &#8220;With\u2062 the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership \u200cin qualities of character\u2064 is indispensable. \u2064And it is in this \u200cprovince where the incumbent\u2019s shortfall has\u2064 been \u200dmost glaring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regarding House Speaker\u2063 Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s call for an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, Romney clarified, &#8220;This is not an impeachment. This is an \u200dinquiry,\u200d and I have heard no allegations that rise to the high-crimes-and-misdemeanors standard of the Constitution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">He further emphasized the importance \u200bof upholding the Constitution and the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-i-wont-seek-reelection-to-senate-in-2024\/\" title=\"Romney: No 2024 Senate Reelection for Me\">liberal constitutional order<\/a>, stating, &#8220;I\u2063 think it\u2019s of paramount importance to maintain \u200dour commitment to the Constitution. The majority of people in America would not be voting for Donald J. Trump. The majority would probably be voting for the Democrats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">In conclusion, Romney expressed his belief\u200b in the\u200c strength of American institutions and the \u2064support of the American \u2062people for the Constitution and its\u2064 norms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Mitt Romney, 76, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, announced he won&#8217;t run for re-election in 2024. Romney, who became a Utah senator in 2018, expressed his disillusionment with the GOP-led House and the party&#8217;s direction. 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