[fluffdaddy]

Pawlenty did run for reelection, and won in a very bad year for Republicans. Palin left her job because she was the target of relentless abuses of Alaska's very ill-advised ethics law which had made it very difficult for her to be effective. Mitt Romney didn't run for reelection because he would have been trounced and that would have spoiled his presidential ambitions. He was an unpopular governor and that is a substantial blow to the silly claim that he's “electable.”

Mitt Romney's persistent electoral frustration going back to the 1990’s should tell us something. He isn't a good politician and that's relevant. In general, idea that nominating moderates is the way to woo moderate voters is just silly. Give voters the choice between a real Democrat and a RINO, the’ll usually opt for the genuine thing. Romney's whole political career is a long demonstration of this point.

[radioone]

Romney spent 40-million of his own money last time and couldn’t get the nomination. So, the Republicans go with HIM as the default now??? Yuk