Romney Takes Ownership of Brown Victory
EmailABC News’ Rick Klein reports: For those reading 2012 implications out of Sen.-elect Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts, Mitt Romney’s monthly PAC newsletter provides some insights. Brown, R-Mass., is featured in two pictures in the newsletter, and Romney takes full ownership of his victory: “As supporters of the PAC, you deserve a thank you,” the newsletter from Romney’s Free Strong America PAC reads. “Your support made it possible for Governor Romney to get behind Senator Brown from the very beginning, when polls showed him a 30-point underdog and everyone assumed the outcome was pre-ordained in favor of the Democrats.” “Governor Romney asked his entire political team to help the then-unknown Brown, and he raised early money for him at a time when very few people would give him a second look.” Indeed, several key figures in Brown’s victory — notably Eric Fehrnstrom, Beth Myers, and Peter Flaherty — were and continue to be Romney people. Brown’s campaign manager, Beth Lindstrom, was a member of Romney’s Cabinet; his press secretary, Felix Browne, was a deputy press secretary under Gov. Romney; Brown finance director Priscilla Ruzzo held that same post in Romney’s 1994 Senate race; and Will Ritter was a key advance staffer for Romney before he worked for Brown’s campaign. And while the forces that fueled Brown’s victory were far larger than any endorsements, Romney was the only major politicians who shared the stage with Brown on election night. The overlap among staffers and advisers are one factor that makes it hard to imagine Brown mounting a presidential campaign of his own in 2012.
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Brown’s victory is the victory of the people of Massachusetts. It is also Romney’s victory, as one who probably lent more political capital to Brown than anyone, and Brown has said so. They are friends and I would love to see them campaign together further in the future.
Will Romney choose him as VP? It would be a great ticket, but would it be worth giving up this hard fought seat in Massachusetts?
That is a decision for Romney and Brown to make.
Thank you to Massachusetts for America’s 41st Vote!
Posted by: Jed | February 2, 2010, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Jed,
It will be great to see Brown and Romney campaign together in a few years. Brown could never be Romney’s VP though. I believe that the constitution states that the Pres and VP cannot be from the same state.
Posted by: SED | February 2, 2010, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
At our blog we documented extensively about Romney campaign’s support and connection to Team Brown. But the best proof of the connection is Brown’s special thanks to Romney during his victory speech. It is the second video on the link below:
Posted by: Nate G. | February 2, 2010, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
Lets see how long it takes for the right wingers to start turning on Scott (I am a RHINO) Brown.
After all he does come from the most liberal state in the union and will probably vote and craft alot of liberal legislation so he can attempt to get elected in 2 years.
Does not matter anyway though since Dems will take back the seat in 18 months anyway since Browns election was a bump in the road and MA. is Democrat country !!!
Posted by: Tom | February 2, 2010, 10:48 pm 10:48 pm
romney takes “ownership?” his religion also allows for the “ownership” of several women. romney – nor any of his children – have never served in the military – they have only served in the mormon church. lets hope brown doesnt endorse the mormon lifestyle and focuses on the people of massachusetts.
Posted by: annonymous | February 3, 2010, 5:00 am 5:00 am
Governor Romney could be on a roll. If his friend, Meg Whitman wins the primary in California, she could win the Governor’s race even though the GOP has a mixed record with Schwarzenegger. If she’s nominated, AND wins, Mitt Romney is unstoppable in 2012.
Posted by: The Closet Conservative | February 3, 2010, 10:19 am 10:19 am
If Mitt is so good, why could he not get re elected in Mass? How come he couldn’t get Muffy Healey, his hand picked successor elected? She went to Harvard, had a husband richer than Mitt. How come the Republican party in Mass, until this financial meltdown was on life support? So, what does that make for Mittens one out of four? Head Mitt wins, tails you lose Romney logic.
People like Brown. He’s approachable. Mitt’s not. Brown is patriotic and wants terrorist killed. Romneys are wimps.
Mitt, as much as he is psychopathically driven to be the first Mormon President, is toast. Plastic, non popular, elitists with a Nixonian stiffness and socialist RomneyCare babe clawing away at his tissue thin credentials as a Kerry like flip flop into brand pitch conservativism.
Yeah, good luck with that in the primaries Mitt.
Posted by: Paul | February 3, 2010, 11:02 pm 11:02 pm
Go mitt Go!!!We’re Pulling for you every step of the way. You will make a great president.
Posted by: Sue | February 3, 2010, 11:46 pm 11:46 pm
Rick Klein, your statement ‘Romney takes full ownership of his [Brown's]victory’ isn’t true.
Mitt Romney worked very hard for Scott Brown, but Romney’s newsletter thanks his PAC supporters and entire political team for helping Brown. He isn’t taking ‘full ownership’ of Brown’s victory.
At then Senator-elect Scott Brown’s election celebration, Brown was speaking onstage and thanked Romney. Romney was off-stage. The crowd’s chanting of ‘Mitt, Mitt’ Mitt’ brought Romney to the stage to briefly exend a hand through the crowd to shake Brown’s hand. Then, he moved to the back and wasn’t seen again.
I’ve been observing Romney since the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and have repeatedly seen that Romney doesn’t have a huge ego. He doesn’t hog the spotlight. He has a broad focus on what needs to be done to restore America while at the same time, zeroes in on the immediate job at hand. He works. He gets the job done. And, he is quick to give credit to others.
Posted by: Jayde | February 8, 2010, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm