Mitt Romney hoppar av

På fredagen kom nyheten att republikanen Mitt Romney, republikan, som förlorade mot Barack Obama 2008, inte ställer upp i presidentvalet 2016.

”Efter att ha spenderat mycket tanke på ett andra försök att bli president, så har jag bestämt att det bästa är att andra ledare i partiet får möjligheten att bli nästa kandidat”, säger Romney enligt New York Times med flera medier.

Romney, 67, öppnar därmed dörren för flera av de andra kandidater som nämnts, men som ännu inte fattat ett slutgiltigt beslut. Bland dem finns Floridas tidigare guvernör Jeb Bush och New Jerseys nuvarande guvernör Chris Christie.

På Twitter flödade kommentarerna om Romneys beslut på fredagen. Här är några (av tusentals) reaktioner:

Full story: http://t.co/dcs4x4QSGm RT @terri_rupar: Here's Romney getting crossed off the list by @stevenjay https://t.co/p6GSF74pnQ

— Rebecca Sinderbrand (@sinderbrand) January 30, 2015

GOP politicos react to Romney announcement: Surprised. Really surprised. 'Shocked as s–t,' says one.

— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 30, 2015

Deep inside the double Romney conference calls: http://t.co/95Gf5t5j6C

— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) January 30, 2015

By ruling out another campaign for President, Mitt Romney frees up scores of donors who were awaiting his decision. http://t.co/1dUc9Par5D

— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) January 30, 2015

Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz on #Romney not running: "Bummer. Mitt would have been one of the best Presidents ever." #voaalert

— Cindy Saine (@cindysaine) January 30, 2015

Love the conflicting reporting today. So now Romney, who earlier apparently thought Christie had crazy problems, is now leaning towards him?

— Matt Berman (@Mr_Berman) January 30, 2015

I guess #Romney decided running for president didn't have a good enough return on investment.

— JasonCross00 (@JasonCross00) January 30, 2015

Well, the DailyBeast update on Mitt is at least better than that outlet that said Loretta Lynch worked for Clinton. http://t.co/GAzRkcnhyF

— Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) January 30, 2015

I mean I like Jeb just fine too. But we think someone with the name "Bush" is more electable than Romney…Ok, could be true, I guess.

— Cramer's Shirt (@CramersShirt) January 30, 2015

That kind of prudent decisionmaking almost makes Romney seem presidential.

— Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) January 30, 2015

GOP field wide open now that #Romney is out http://t.co/wAmBTi9E7F

— Joe Dwinell (@joedwinell) January 30, 2015

Romney quits #2016 race. Right call. Jeb Bush better candidate in the moderate Republican category.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 30, 2015

Finally, a Republican is NOT running for President. With Romney out, that leaves only 13 major GOP candidates in.

— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 30, 2015

I wonder what the hypothetical intrade contracts on Romney were trading at before his announcement.

— Daniel Gross (@grossdm) January 30, 2015

By not pursuing a third presidential bid, Mitt Romney creates space for center-right hopefuls such as Jeb Bush. http://t.co/UPrT0ANER3

— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) January 30, 2015

Romney tells supporters to "feel free" to sign up for another campaign — tho he doesn't endorse anyone

— Rob Schroeder (@mktwrobs) January 30, 2015

We got it wrong. Mitt Romney is not running for President. http://t.co/se9pQApY5X

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 30, 2015

More details: http://t.co/75yIUqdoFw RT @mviser: Romney: "I am convinced that we could win the nomination."

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) January 30, 2015

Romney in January 2014: "Oh, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no. And today: no.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 30, 2015

Damn! Friday ruined now that Romney is not running. I knew God didn't love me enough for that gift.

— Jim Messina (@Messina2012) January 30, 2015

I’m gonna laugh so hard if someone faked that Romney email

— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) January 30, 2015

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