Romney will not be the nominee.
Uncomfortable truth, his religion is the impediment.
Um...no...his liberalism is the impediment.
I disagree that he can't be the nominee and I don't know how much his religion will impede him. I suspect that may be a problem for some people but would they be inclined to vote for Romney otherwise? I just don't know.
The establishment supports him and that makes him formidable in my book, mainly because other than Reagan, conservatives have a history of not uniting behind a candidate. The discussions right here on this forum supports that opinion.
Here in TX, there is a large contingent of country-club Republicans that would support the establishment candidate but no way do I believe Romney will carry TX in the presidential primary if Palin is in it (or maybe even Huckabee), for the same reason that KBH will not be the gubernatorial candidate.