Mark McKinnon, a Republican strategist, said he was at a loss to explain why Mr. Romney continues to stand by Mr. Trump.
“I think who Romney stands with says a lot about what he’ll stand for,” Mr. McKinnon wrote in an e-mail. “Associating with Trump seems to only reinforce the narrative on Romney that Team Obama wants to push. Which is that Romney is an out-of-touch rich guy without any real core, which means he’ll associate with anyone if he thinks it will further his ambition.”
Though Mr. Trump may bring in money, Mr. McKinnon said he believed that Mr. Romney might gain even more by denouncing the mogul’s comments, just as Bill Clinton was able to erase some doubts about his candidacy by criticizing the rapper Sister Souljah during the 1992 campaign.
“I’ve always thought Romney would gain a lot more mileage by stiff-arming Trump,” Mr. McKinnon wrote.
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