No “gift” necessary for that assessment.
When Romney backed off of his debate win, it was obvious he didn’t know how to win the fight.
on that, we agree 100% - but that too has nothing to do with Huckabee/Romney in 2007-8. In fact, it was McCain V Romney - no one else was ever relevant. Thompson bombed early, Rudy had a bizarre strategy, and Huck only had his little narrow niche. When everyone else dropped out, all you had was McCain cruising, with Huck and Ron Paul taking their little niche votes, but neither was a serious contender while it was an open question.
Same Santorum ‘12. It’s like guys who come off the bench and score a lot of points after the game is decided. Misleading on paper…..