For Mitt Romney, drawing GOP crossfire is essentially part of the family business
“He’s by and large followed the Republican playbook. So I’ll be with him. The places where I’m not with him from time to time will be matters of conduct or communication that I think are highly divisive or misogynistic or anti-immigrant,” Romney says
Romney’s op-ed lighting into Trump’s character drew immediate ire from his colleagues and even his niece, GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. “Jeff Flake on steroids,” wrote Georgia Sen. David Perdue . But that controversy cooled as Romney established himself as a relatively quiet presence behind closed doors, according to GOP senators. He's seeking to have individual meetings with all 100 senators and has already completed more than 60.
The Utah senator has not been the deciding vote against a key party priority the way McCain was on Obamacare repeal. That’s kept some Democrats’ praise for Romney in check. Romney is preoccupied by larger issues: Balancing the budget, immigration reform and climate change. If there’s political capital for Romney to earn and spend during his time as a senator, it will be there, not necessarily on poking the president to earn a quick headline.
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