“Romney had a “Conservative” problem, not a “white” problem.”
Fair or not, Romney also had “Mormon” and “Uncaring Rich Guy” problems. In retrospect, a really poor choice to run up against a disastrously bad incumbent.
There was a good article on Friday that showed that Romney got more Conservative votes than Bush. It is the White “swing or moderate” voters who vote for the real thing that did not play out for Romney - those who when they see a Republic Liberal and a Democrat Liberal vote for the “real thing” every time.
I know of no one who had a problem with Mitt being Mormon .
Romney had the political and moral certainty of an Oklahoma weathervane.