This cartoon perfectly captures Romney's ineffectual attack on Trump

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(Image credit: Clay Jones | Copyright 2016 Claytoonz.com)

Backed into a corner by super-bully Donald Trump, the Republican establishment unleashed its secret weapon: Mittens! In his speech Thursday, Mitt Romney was meant to take down The Donald, save his party, and put the Republican 2016 primary back on course. Cartoonist Clay Jones perfectly captures how Romney's attack played out:

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.