Here’s the reality. Romney despite his weaknesses is going to get roughly 95% of GOP vote, 10% of the Dems vote, at least 53% of the indie vote. He will win handily. Not Reagan-Carter style but more like GHWB-Dukakis style. People essentially still vote with their pocketbooks.
Romney will only lose if does a Tom Dewey 1948 style campaign.
That’s the style that guarantees a loss ~ fur shur ~ and it has been extremely popular with many Republican candidates over the last 70 years. Why Romney would not wish to campaign that way is beyond me ~ he seems perfectly suited for that one!