Romney is more and more reminding me of a Republican John Kerry. People wanted Bush out, but there was no way they could vote for FaceMelt.
I made the same point in another thread today...
It feels to me more like 2004, just reversed politically. We have an incumbent who is very unpopular with a very vocal segment of voters, with solid but unspectacular support from his own base. And we have an older, less charismatic challenger from Massachusetts who has an unlikable personality and is making awkward gaffes that are being jumped on by the opposition.