Chtěl Romney určit téma kampaně?

Mitt Romney nakonec v republikánských prezidentských primárkách kandidovat nebude. Na konci ledna řekl, že to balí. Přidal ale i doplněk:

I believe that one of our next generation of Republican leaders, one who may not be as well known as I am today, one who has not yet taken their message across the country, one who is just getting started, may well emerge as being better able to defeat the Democrat nominee.

Podle některých komentátorů se svým zvažováním kandidatury pokusil především zbrzdit Jeba Bushe a určit hlavní téma celých primárek i hlavních voleb, které zvýhodní GOP proti pravěpodobné kandidátce Demokratů. Klíčem má být souboj generací - resp. svěží vánek proti starým pořádkům.

Now, with Romney out, the dynamic of the race will be fundamentally altered. The choice is now likely be generational in nature. Bush, at 61, will be nearly a decade older than any of his serious competition in the race. 

The generational question will be even more important because of the increasing likelihood that Hillary Clinton will not be seriously challenged for the Democratic nomination. At 67, Clinton would be among the oldest people — in either party — to win a presidential nomination. And Romney — and lots of other Republicans — clearly feel as though the best (only?) way to beat Clinton is to nominate a fresh-faced Republican who can paint Clinton as a figure of a past that is better forgotten. 

Viz Romneyho call se sponzory: