Yep, a bunch of links to people who simply “ask the questions” implicating Romney with no evidence.
In fact, it was the Romney haters who gave us McCain (because they couldn’t align behind any other candidate either), and then they didn’t support McCain and we ended up with Obama.
I don’t know if Romney would have beaten Obama, but he wouldn’t have tanked on the Economy like McCain did, and he wouldn’t have run out of money.
And he probably would have picked a more serious running mate, so as to not lose the biggest advantage we had over Obama — experience.
The idea that McCain lost for any reason other than he was John McCain and tried to look conciliatory during the September meltdown and had no clue what to do with the economy is silly.
Given the circumstances, Mitt Romney most likely would have had no prayer of beating Obama.
First, Romney would have presided over a party even more fractured than the one that McCain had. For whatever reason, the "I won't vote for Romney" group was larger than the "I won't vote for McCain" group.
The economic meltdown would have destroyed Romney's campaign. Imagine how effective this advertising would have been in times when people are beginning to fear for their jobs: hundreds of testimonials from people who lost their jobs because Romney's Bain Capital put them out of work in their downsizing operations. Mitt Romney would have been portrayed as having a colder heart than Scrooge.
His Mormonism would have depressed the turnout in evangelical voters meaning that it is highly unlikely Romney could have flipped North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Indiana. While this issue would have helped Romney in Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico, it would have possibly turned a couple of other red states blue (including Missouri).
Despite huge advantages in several primary states in terms of time campaigning and finances, Romney never seemed to gain a groundswell of broad support. Romney did much better in caucus states where a small group of dedicated supporters can carry the day than in primary states where broader support is needed.
I have a couple of friends who are very active in the Democrat Party. They wanted Romney to win the Republican nomination because they loved the idea of running a campaign of the oppressed minority who rose above the obstacles versus the son of privilege who grew up in mansions with maids and private elitist schools.
Obviously, this is speculation on my part but other than money, I don't see what Romney would have brought to the table which would have overcome the advantages that Obama had.