Precisely! Let us not forget that George Bush actually WON his elections!
Davis is right. Romney had a miserable time. The primaries were long and bruising and gave the other side nearly all the ammo they would need. Romney had to sell himself as a business man. Tough sell in this environment, and for the reasons you cite.
Moreover, he had to sell himself as a decent and compassionate man. Tough balancing act with the issue of his Mormonism -- which, ironically -- would have provided ample evidence of his charity. Lefties would hate him whatever he did, so their opinion doesn't matter. It's the middle that must be won. Romney did capture most of the independent vote, but not by margins big enough to swing the country.
Obama is a fake, a stuffed shirt. But, give the democrats their due. They don't allow his image as the savior of the little guy to be tarnished, even if it means missing corpses.
Romney was an attempt to win the Presidency by running an empty suit. The guy is the worst sort of retail politician, no principles, cannot connect, richy rich style....and HE EVEN managed to LOSE EVERY election but 1! There’s a clue for the clueless & stoopid Repubs. IMHO Romney may have well been a false flag operation in the re-election of Obama, nothing else makes sense.
Obviously Romney nor anyone around him was a worthwhile marketer.
Mitt’s “marketing” was focussed on identifying good company buys and selling them to other investers, not the public.
Much to our collective loss, he was probably one of the best managers to ever run for President, just not the best campaigner.
The point about too much Primary campaigns is right. How anyone can get past that gauntlet and win the General Election is most improbable. Somehow the GOP better find a way to sift out wannabes that really never have half a chance instead of having 25 on the debate stage on 25 debates between March and June.
Throw in far Right’s fear of Mormom and add just enough vote fraud in the very right places (Ohio and Floridah) and waalah, the USA starts to insert the proverbial pistol into her mouth