Hardly. The Dem and RINO votes in New Hampshire gave him enough "momentum" that the press annointed him, Politico regularly knifed FRed in the back (tho' he was lackadaisical in his campaign), and Huckabee stayed around...why?
Given the rumors that it has been Romneybots bad-mouthing Palin (pray for her and her family...!), it'll be interesting to see how Romney positions himself going down the road.
Although if the economy tanks as bad as it did under Carter, I don't think a tycoon is going to play very well.
Maybe Sarah was four years too *early*.
Kyrie Eleison!
There is no proof to that. The story involves former Bush WH aides:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127085/posts
Nicole's Knifework (David Frum Identifies the anti-Palin Leaker)