[marron]

Having lost to Kennedy in 1960, and then having lost the 1962 gubernatorial election in California, Nixon was assumed politically dead. But he was revived by working hard for other candidates — he worked hard for conservative Barry Goldwater in 1964 and backed liberal Republican Nelson Rockefeller's candidacy in New York — just to name two of the many GOPers he hit the hustings for between 1962 and 1968.

But thats what Romney did not do. He sat silent during the early battles about Obamacare and left it to Palin and a small handful of others to fight the fight... and indeed, romniacs almost uniformly savaged Palin at every opportunity. In fact, I'd say that the romniacs were as relentless in their attacks on Palin and tea party conservatives as they were silent in the face of Obama's assault on the constitution.

In fact, he was AWOL all during all the fights that mattered. He continues to be AWOL. He does not lead. He does not fight. He does not stand for anything.

Leaders lead. Fighters fight. They do not wait to be anointed.

[ansel12]

Richard Nixon, had won his first Congressional race immediately after leaving WWII as a Lieutenant Commander, followed by a second term, followed by the Senate, followed by the vice presidency twice, he was a political war horse.

During his 20+ years of running, Romney won a single race with less than 50%, and his own polling made him give up on reelection, he left that office as a failure and with 34% approval and switched that office from 4 GOP governors in a row, to democrat.