https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/04/01/what-do-republicans-want/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:15:37 -0400<![CDATA[Palos Verdes, California &#8212; Mitt Romney didn&#8217;t attend this year&#8217;s retreat of the Horowitz Freedom Center &#8212; he&#8217;s got other things on his agenda &#8212; but he was an interrupted presence in the minds of conservative politicians, journalists and business people who gathered here for the weekend in the advent of the most important presidential election since 1980. Remarks were off the record (mine better have been) but I can report one telling incident: a panel on the presidential election featuring four well-known political consultants and journalists turned into a Romney-bashing fest. The man was out of touch, he wasn&#8217;t a real conservative, he didn&#8217;t know how to campaign, he was facing inevitable defeat at the hands of Obama, and should be replaced at the convention by Christie or Daniels.]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2012/04/01/what-do-republicans-want-n130788