That does not serve as an endorsement, nor do I believe Dick meant it to be one. But he also fails to address the more substantive, existential issues facing the Republicans.
Specifically, the GOP has a real problem, and it is not going away anytime soon: the Party leadership hates its own base, and the feeling is mutual. Conservatives are on the outside once again, looking in, just as they were from 1960 (I might even argue 1952) until 1980.
What they need - in addition to kicking out the principle-free party hacks - is a candidate who can attract members of both main Republican camps - Libertarian-leaning fiscal conservatives (white-collar, urban/suburban), and Evangelical social conservatives (blue-collar, rural/exurban) without alienating too many of either group while winning back some of the independent voters who flocked to Barack Obama in 2008.
It's a tall order, granted. But that's what is required to win, and among the announced candidates, Romney has ZERO chance of making it happen, because he manages to alienate members of both core GOP groups.
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