News Analysis: Romney's speech calling out GOP was the culmination of years of warning about Trump

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The GOP has historically been skeptical of Mitt Romney, questioning his conservative credentials and even his faith. On Wednesday, the Utah senator's captivating speech was the culmination of the Republican's journey from two-time presidential loser to his party's voice of conscience.

last year, he told a reporter he drew on his experiences growing up Mormon among those who did not share or understand his religion.

During the latter campaign he actively sought the endorsement of Trump, who was then still pushing false Obama “birther” theories. That culminated in a cringe-inducing scene where“There are some things you just can’t imagine happening in your life. This is one of them,” Romney said at the time. Still, Brigham Young University political scientist Quin Monson said he doesn’t anticipate that Romney will lose notable support because of his speech Wednesday.

“I think he was earnestly trying to be helpful while knowing he was dealing with the devil,” said Monson, whose firm Y2 Analytics did polling work for Romney’s 2018 Senate campaign.

 

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