I truly wonder how much of the other candidates' self disembowelment is/was encouraged via the questions of the journalistas vs allowing Romney to skate.
Also, does anyone here think that Romney, IF he were to get the nomination, would not be disemboweled, dissected, dismembered and otherwise shat on by the same media prior to the election?
The media will definitely go after Romney and will likely highlight his flip-flopping in order to deflate his support among conservatives. I think Romney could beat Obama, but only if he gives the justifiably skeptical conservatives a genuine reason to be enthusiastic about his campaign. He’s talking a somewhat good game now, but I think he’s more likely to shift to the “centre” as soon as he gets the nomination on the fallacious belief that he needs to appeal to independents. Romney needs to appeal to conservatives or he’ll suffer the same fate as McCain.