I do understand; Romney could have won and decided to basically play the prevent defense during the campaign. However, the convention choice was made during the primaries. The outcome could not have been changed at the convention. The delegates are required to vote their commitment on the first ballot - it really is no more complicated than that.
No, Dave, he was never going to win. Not in a general, not ever. It was a total sideshow and farce (there was no “choice” in the primaries — it was a pre-selected fix. It was like watching an Illinois campaign, where the Combine decides who runs, who gets nominated, and who wins).
As with McCain, he was there to insure NO Conservative got near the nomination and have a viable opponent for Zero. The GOP is rotten and corrupt to the core and not enough people recognize that (but Sen. Cruz does, and that’s why he has my support).