[cliff630]

Pushing Mitt is an obvious attempt to block SArah.

The more they bash her the stronger she becomes.

So they will just push Mitt to insure Odumba for life.

[ClearCase_guy]

Yes. I would say that Mitt is a perfect candidate for their purposes, because he can lose for a variety of reasons. The voters decided they didn't like a Mormon. The voters decided that he was too establishment. The Republicans didn't like his Health Care in MA. People didn't want a change. People wanted a change, but Mitt wasn't enough of a change. Etc.

None of the above needs to be true. But it all has some plausibility. For those of us who think the Left has an ability to manipulate vote counts, then any race that Mitt is in can be manipulated to some degree, large or small, Mitt can lose, and the talking heads cannot really be surprised. They will just trot out the ol' "Well, I guess being a Mormon really hurt his chances ..."

Mitt is a perfect GOP candidate for the Democrats, because his eventual loss can be blamed on diverse and untraceable reasons.