-—————But given what they’ve been able to do to Bachman and Perry and Cain and Gingrich do you really think Romney’s the weakest of the candidates? -——————
Of course. You touched on it when you said this as your post opener:
————True. The media don’t attack Romney now. They must want him to be the nominee.——————
Why? Why do they want him to be the nominee?
It’s because the media know they can defeat Romney. Romney will guarantee Obama four more years, and that’s what the media wants above all else.
—————Do you really think attacks on Romney during the final stretch if he’s the nominee will do more harm or lose him more votes than attacks on Perry or Cain or Gingrich would if one of them were the nominee?-———————
Actually, no. Just Romney getting the nomination will be enough to get conservatives to stay home. By default, Obama wins early in 2012, just like Obama won the presidency in March 2008.
But the media will nuke him anyways, just to make sure.
-————Is the stuff they have on him really worse than what they’ve said about the other candidates?———————
With respect to Romney, most of it will be all new again. Not seen since 2008. There’s not been one major firestorm around Romney since 3 years ago. The media could easily create one, they just don’t want to.
Do you think Obama won in 2008 because conservatives stayed home?
How many people here stayed home and didn't vote because McCain was nominated?
How many people said they would stay home and didn't?
McCain lost because he lost the swing voters, not conservatives.