The Perry/Romney thing reminds me of the Armstrong/Ullrich thing in the Tour de France. As long as Armstrong was in, Ullrich was never gonna do better than second. If Ullrich had just been born a few years earlier or later he probably would have won multiple tours, but it was not meant to be.
Perry’s entry in the race dashed Romney’s chances. He has all of Romneys strengths and a LOT more, without the baggage. i.e. nobody talks about “PerryCare”.
Actually, there are a couple of freepers who have used that exact word. Never got an explanation for why.