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SALT LAKE CITY — Pres. Obama's win in the 2012 election has left many asking what will happen next for Mitt Romney.
Some pundits say the former GOP candidate is not likely to stay in politics after two failed presidential bids, and that he will return to business, or perhaps focus on serving his church and spending time with his family.
Some have high hopes for post-2012 Romney, such as Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry with Forbes.
"Mitt Romney should fund and run a foundation dedicated to fostering and researching new, innovative right-of-center policy ideas," Gobry wrote.
Gobry pointed to Romney's success in business and his background in venture capitalism, as well as his talent with policy entrepreneurship. "Romneycare was, after all, a great political success," according to Gobry.
Four years from now will see an election with no incumbent, meaning both major parties will start looking for potential candidates now. For the Republicans, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will likely be tempting options, despite Huntsman's failed 2012 presidential bid.
For Democrats, Hillary Clinton continues to be the top choice, despite Clinton's claim that she will not run for president again. And Vice President Joe Biden stoked 2016 speculation Tuesday when asked if the 2012 election would be the last time he voted for himself.
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"No, I don't think so," he said.
Other political news:
- ABC News co-anchor Diane Sawyer got attention during ABC's coverage of the presidential election due to unusual behavior. Sawyer, known for her straight-news-delivering style, spoke more slowly than usual and seemed to behave strangely, according to the Associated Press. "I wanna—can we have our music, because this is another big one here?" she said at one point. "Minnesota, we're ready to project Minnesota, rrright now. ... Well, tonight we know that President Barack has won Minnesota," she rambled on, stumbling over the president's name."
- Paul Ryan said Wednesday that he will return to Congress, but will spend some time with his family first. Ryan was re-elected Tuesday to his House seat from southeastern Wisconsin on the same night he and Mitt Romney came up short in their bid to unseat President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. State law allowed him to run for both offices simultaneously. He would have had to resign from Congress had he won both.
I don't understand the woman behind Obama..ishe has a flag stuck in her head??? What?
— Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews) November 7, 2012
- A woman who had a flag sticking out of her hair who was sitting behind Pres. Obama during his victory speech on Tuesday proved to be quite the distraction for viewers. People took to social media to complain that "Flag Hair Lady" was distracting them from the speech. "I want the guy in the grey sweatshirt to pull it out of her head..I know it's bugging him too," tweeted Fox Sports' Erin Andrews.
- Fox News' Karl Rove is getting attention today after refusing to accept Fox News' calling the election for Pres. Obama. "I think this is premature," he said. "We've got a quarter of the vote. Now remember, here is the thing about Ohio. A third of the vote or more is cast early and is won overwhelmingly by the Democrats. It's counted first and then you count the election day and the question is, by the time you finish counting the election day does it overcome that early advantage that Democrats have built up in early voting, particularly in Cuyahoga County."
