Ponnuru: Trump Attacking Romney Isn’t Going to Damage Romney But It’s Intended to Scare Others

RUSH EXCERPT:

PONNURU: “I think for a couple reasons. Senator Romney has— was recently elected. He doesn’t face the voters for a while. The President has been less popular in Utah than Romney is himself, so he’s strong there. Senator Collins in Maine, she’s got a similar issue. She’s earned some credit with Republican base voters for her defense of Justice Kavanaugh and she understands that the state is not particularly pro Trump. But you’ll notice, as you said earlier, this is just a hand— less than a handful of people — “

BRENNAN: “Yeah.”

PONNURU: “ —and Trump is trying to make an example of Romney — “

BRENNAN: “Mm-Hm.”

PONNURU: “ — but attacking him on Twitter. I’m not sure that’s really going to do any damage to Romney, but it’s not intended to so much as it’s intended to scare other people away.”