“There was no group that Romney could pick up ...”
Sure there are, people who want someone who actually articulates and support broad-based tax-cut economics ...
“The first is that tax cuts are part of the solution. Harvard professor and economist Greg Mankiw points out that recent research confirms that tax cuts have a greater multiplier effect than new spending — more economic bang for the federal buck.” - Mitt Romney
You mean that very same group he would have lost when he also came out very publicly for the bail-outs?