Fresh air

Winter-Driving

I’m still driving around with the windows open because of the exhaust leak. Thanks to donations, I have the money — but my mechanic works in his yard and we’re waiting for a stretch of dry weather. I think we’re going to get snow a couple of days next week, too. Ah well!

Oh dear

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Looks like Mittens isn’t going to be the Mormon who fulfills the White Horse prophecy, after all!

The Center for Public Integrity in recent days attempted to contact roughly 90 top Romney fundraisers from his most recent presidential run, including every federal lobbyist who helped him raise $30,000 or more.

The vast majority willing to speak on the record say they haven’t decided whom to support in 2016. Almost all of these fundraisers said they’re wrestling with conflicting loyalties to Romney, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and other potential Republican hopefuls such as Sens. Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham and Govs. Mike Pence, Scott Walker and Chris Christie.

If Romney hopes to win the nomination, he’ll have to work overtime to reconstitute the fundraising network that fueled his most recent White House bid and beat back potential competitors. Bush, in particular, is already trying to poach key Romney supporters who have the potential to raise, or “bundle,” millions of dollars for the candidate they ultimately decide to support.