candidacy a candidacy. to try to answer this question of why is mitt romney doing this? joining me now is someone who has done extensive research on both men. michael cranish of the washington post and author of the real romney. you have written a book about both men and specifically so much time covering mitt romney. why is mitt romney independence in working for donald trump? mitt romney has lost the last two times he ran for president and donald trump was successful. in mitt romney s eyes he still wants to serve. last thing he did was governor of massachusetts a small state and still wants to be out there. this is a job he s not a great candidate. he didn t connect with people like donald trump was. being appointed to a position is attractive and one of the most important jobs in federal government. nothing like failed former massachusetts governor who republican presidential nominees and secretary of state. not for john kerry. this idea, though, that did romney truly
where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. welcome back to hardball. old moderate mitt as bill called him, called him last week. front and center appearing in swing states and on the airwaves. he s even touting his record as a republican governor who worked with democrats in massachusetts. hardly the guy we watched all through the primaries. but just how bipartisan was mitt romney as governor and which romney would show up at 1600 pennsylvania avenue if elected? the severe conservative or the nonthreatening moderate? with me are two guests who know his record out there in massachusetts. shannon o brien ran against romney in the 2002 massachusetts governor s race and scott helman co-authored the biography called the real romney. see that in bookstores everywhere. let me start with shannon. thank you for joining us, dear. here is the question. i hear there s a story, a wonderful anecdote, about the elevator in the state house and mitt s attitude towards it, which i
i mean, i thought wow. here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all these last two years. welcome back to hardball. old moderate mitt as bill called him, called him last week. front and center appearing in swing states and on the airwaves. he s even touting his record as a republican governor who worked with democrats in massachusetts. hardly the guy we watched all through the primaries. but just how bipartisan was mitt romney as governor and which romney would show up at 1600 pennsylvania avenue if elected? the severe conservative or the nonthreatening moderate? with me are two guests who know his record out there in massachusetts. shannon o brien ran against romney in the 2002 massachusetts governor s race and scott helman co-authored the biography called the real romney.
here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy, i missed you all these last two years. welcome back to hardball. old mod are the mitt as bill called him, called him last week. front and center appearing in swing states and on the airwaves. he s even touting his record as a republican governor who worked with democrats in massachusetts. hardly the guy we watched all through the primaries. but just how bipartisan was mitt romney as governor and which romney would show up at 1600 pennsylvania avenue if elected? the severe conservative or the nonthreatening moderate? with me are two guests who know his record out there in massachusetts. shannon o brien ran against romney in the 2002 massachusetts governor s race and scott hellman co-authored the biography called the real romney. see that in bookstores everywhere. let me start with shannon. thank you for joining us, dear.
steny hoyer, van jones, and congressman chris van hollen who ted heads up the dccc. i hope you have a great weekend. thomas roberts subpoena next. you know whose tweet i like the best? bob newhart tweeted that he s contacting his lawyers because clint eastwood stole his persona. i love that one. you have a great weekend. i ll see you monday. bye-bye. on the agenda next hour, game on mitt romney and paul ryan bask in the after glow after last night s convention as the official ticket gets back on the campaign trail. stop number one is to look presidential in the hurricane battered gulf. they re going to louisiana. governor bobby jindal inviting them there. who is the real mitt romney? does america have a better idea after the rnc? i m going to have a chance to speak with the co-author of the book the real romney, ask him how the perceptions of this