You are correct. ROMNEY KNOWS HE CANNOT WIN.
His goal is to destroy the GOP again, and again.
How DARE he allow RomneyBOTS to have thrown Election 2008
and then continue as his Legion of Spoilers.
And then there was 2010.
SHAME ON ROMNEY.
I disagree. He came in second last time so it's "his turn". He's seen a string of moderate Republicans get the nod for the last 20 years. He thinks he can win if he just cobbles together the right pieces.
I think it's possible, just possible, he could win the primaries. But he would be trounced in the general because there are still enough Christians in America who would vote third party when faced with the choice of a Muslim or a Mormon.