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| After losing to Obama, what should Mitt Romney do next? | After losing to Obama, what should Mitt Romney do next? |
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| "Like so many of you," said Mitt Romney in his concession speech, after losing the US presidential election to Barack Obama, "Paul [Ryan] and I have left everything on the field. We have given our all to this campaign." | "Like so many of you," said Mitt Romney in his concession speech, after losing the US presidential election to Barack Obama, "Paul [Ryan] and I have left everything on the field. We have given our all to this campaign." |
| Romney has spent six years and millions of dollars on a political career that many pundits agree is probably over. So what will Mitt do now? | Romney has spent six years and millions of dollars on a political career that many pundits agree is probably over. So what will Mitt do now? |
| That was a great concession speech by Mitt. I'm looking forward to seeing what he does next. | That was a great concession speech by Mitt. I'm looking forward to seeing what he does next. |
| Luckily for him, the internet has a few ideas. On YouTube, FunnyBrian put together the top 10 things Mitt Romney can do now. Our favorites include: | Luckily for him, the internet has a few ideas. On YouTube, FunnyBrian put together the top 10 things Mitt Romney can do now. Our favorites include: |
| • Pitch a new reality show, Mitt Happens • Buy shirts at Costco... and then buy Costco | • Pitch a new reality show, Mitt Happens • Buy shirts at Costco... and then buy Costco |
| Bob Dole, the Republican who was beaten by Bill Clinton in 1996, recently wrote a column for the Washington Post about what it's like to lose a presidential election – a feeling few of us will ever experience. Dole remembers saying in his concession speech that "tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do". He was wrong... | Bob Dole, the Republican who was beaten by Bill Clinton in 1996, recently wrote a column for the Washington Post about what it's like to lose a presidential election – a feeling few of us will ever experience. Dole remembers saying in his concession speech that "tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do". He was wrong... |
| The discovery by others that I had a sense of humor led to an improbable career pitching Visa, Dunkin' Donuts and Viagra. (Any second thoughts I may have entertained about the latter were put to rest by a couple of wives who approached me in airports to say, simply, "Thank you, senator.") I wrote a couple of books on political humor, got a gig with Jon Stewart offering unconventional commentary on the Bush-Gore election and started the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. | The discovery by others that I had a sense of humor led to an improbable career pitching Visa, Dunkin' Donuts and Viagra. (Any second thoughts I may have entertained about the latter were put to rest by a couple of wives who approached me in airports to say, simply, "Thank you, senator.") I wrote a couple of books on political humor, got a gig with Jon Stewart offering unconventional commentary on the Bush-Gore election and started the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. |
| In all seriousness, Romney's post-election path isn't clear. He won't return to the political front line, as John McCain did when he went back to his Senate seat after losing to Obama in 2008. In his concession speech, Romney said that he remained "concerned about America". Is public service part of his future? In what way? | In all seriousness, Romney's post-election path isn't clear. He won't return to the political front line, as John McCain did when he went back to his Senate seat after losing to Obama in 2008. In his concession speech, Romney said that he remained "concerned about America". Is public service part of his future? In what way? |
| Romney is not exactly broke, so slinging Viagra shouldn't necessary. He does have connections, though, and broad public support – more than 57 million people voted for him, after all, only 2 million fewer than voted for Obama. | Romney is not exactly broke, so slinging Viagra shouldn't necessary. He does have connections, though, and broad public support – more than 57 million people voted for him, after all, only 2 million fewer than voted for Obama. |
| So, Guardian readers... over to you: What should Mitt do now? Retire? Go back into business? Breed horses? Coach Marco Rubio for a possible 2016 run? Tell us in the thread below... | So, Guardian readers... over to you: What should Mitt do now? Retire? Go back into business? Breed horses? Coach Marco Rubio for a possible 2016 run? Tell us in the thread below... |
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