Here comes Mitt (again)

Even as he faces a barrage of attacks from the president and his allies, Romney is mapping out plans to play a central role in 2020 — headlining party events, shelling out cash from his campaign war chest, and hitting up his donor network for vulnerable senators on the ballot next year.

Later this month, Romney will take his most aggressive step yet to insert himself into the 2020 campaign when he hosts a New York City fundraiser for Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and Michigan Senate hopeful John James. All are establishment-aligned figures confronting tough races in swing states. Behind the scenes, Romney’s team has also begun directing his donors to help GOP candidates in Senate battlegrounds.

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This spring, he held a high-dollar fundraiser in Florida for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Over the summer, he was a special guest at an event for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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At 72 and in the twilight of his political career, Romney cares little about what the president has to say about him, his friends say, and is determined to take a stand for mainstream Republicans who've been increasingly marginalized since Trump took office.

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Romney is expected to hold additional fundraising events over the 2020 election season for Republican incumbents and the Senate GOP campaign arm. His team has also encouraged longtime Romney givers to boost Arizona Sen. Martha McSally, who faces an uphill battle to keep her seat against star Democratic recruit Mark Kelly, the onetime astronaut and husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords. Trump’s approval rating in the state has dropped to the mid-40s, according to some recent surveys.

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So far this year, Romney has funneled cash to roughly a dozen county GOP organizations. But most of his donations in 2019 have been directed to his Senate colleagues. After taking office in January, he gave the maximum contribution of $5,600 to each Republican incumbent up for reelection in 2020 — an unusual, if not unprecedented, gesture for a freshman senator.

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“I think there is definitely a role for him to play,” said Boyd Matheson, an opinion editor at the Deseret News newspaper who has been in touch with Romney via text message, “especially in the purple states where Trump isn’t doing especially well.”

  Politico

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