Cruz, Rubio or Kasich can save Republican Party: Romney
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney says he will not join the Republican race for the White House, adding GOP candidates Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich can save the party.
"I’m not running for president and I won’t run for president,” Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, said on Friday. "The people who can save this party are Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich.”
On Thursday, Romney launched a virulent attack against GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, and implored Republican voters to reject his candidacy.
"Here's what I know: Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud," Romney said. "His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing members of the American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat."
Romney said that "dishonesty is Donald Trump's hallmark," pointing to his "bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third-grade theatrics."
Romney sought and accepted Trump’s endorsement in 2012. According to Trump, Romney was “begging for my endorsement.”
“I was seeking his endorsement, now he’s seeking mine: that’s very different. A lot of people endorsed me I wouldn’t endorse for president,” Romney said on Friday.
Romney, who was defeated by incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama, said "about 65 percent of Republicans who would like someone else” to be the party’s leader, but admitted that Trump currently has the biggest share of both supporters and delegates following Super Tuesday.
However, he predicted the political scenario could change after the next-biggest primary voting day.
“We’re going to see on March 15 a narrowing of the field, and at that point I wouldn’t be surprised if I endorsed one of those guys,” he said.
Trump has won the states of South Carolina, Nevada, and New Hampshire, while finishing second in Iowa.
On Super Tuesday, the former reality TV star made a further step toward a nominee for the November presidential election by winning in seven states.
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