Top Romney strategist: Trump will be out by Iowa

[Judy]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/politi...s-mitt-romney/

Top Romney strategist: Trump will be out by Iowa

By Theodore Schleifer, CNN

Updated 8:04 PM ET, Mon October 5, 2015

Washington (CNN)The top strategist to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney doesn't think 2016 front-runner Donald Trump will even be in the race when the first votes are cast.

Stuart Stevens, an unaligned strategist who spearheaded Romney's successful bid for the GOP nomination, said Monday that Trump is likely scared of losing.

"I don't think he's going to be on the ballot by February 1," Stevens told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead." "The greatest sin in his value system is to be a loser, and most people who run for president lose. I don't think he'll risk it."

Trump enjoys a solid, but shrinking, lead nationally and in early voting states. But he said last week, "If I fell behind badly, I would certainly get out."

On Monday evening, Trump tweeted, "Political strategist Stuart Stevens, who led Romney down the tubes in what should have been an easy victory, has terrible political instincts!"

[Judy]

Oh, eat your heart out "unaligned Stuart". Like Trump said, you're the loser who threw a slam dunk over the women's vote. MORON!

[kevinssdad]

As most political talk is, this is just noise. It fills white space but does nothing to address issues. The saddest part, many voters make political decisions on noisy din.

[MW]

Trump enjoys a solid, but shrinking, lead nationally and in early voting states. But he said last week, "If I fell behind badly, I would certainly get out."

Better to be considered a quitter instead of a loser, eh? Guess you wouldn't want Romney calling you a "loser" after all the grief you've given him for losing . Personally, I'd prefer not to hear any discussion of quitting at this stage of the game ..... keep it positive. Of course if you fall behind badly the reality of the situation will dictate your actions. No need to be talking about such while you're leading.