I think it was all a shell game, the entire campaign. They never intended or thought they were going to win and just did not care. The slimey ben ginsburg is another political hack.
McCain 2008 on a fraction of what romney raised had better communications - go figure that out!
W 2004 was the best run I have ever seen.
Do you think they took a dive because:
a. they sided with Obama
b. they were so similar to Obama they didn’t care
c. they thought the economy would tank and didn’t want the blame
d. they just threw in the towel once they saw their internal polling
e. Running was a curiosity for a poor little rich kid who really didn’t care