Romney lacked “fire in the belly.” I seriously doubt that he wanted to be President.
Tone of voice, pretty-boy smile, body language, choice of softball words, lack of follow-through on key issues such as the Benghazi Murders, etc., all indicated to me that he had better things to do with HIS precious time than to spend it running for President of the United States of America.
It is time for us to shun the typical RINO/GOP-Elite Campaigns Method of LOSE AT ALL COSTS.
“Whisper softly and then sit down” should be the motto of the Dole-McCain-Romney ‘Choose to lose’ Campaigns.
He sure spent a lot of time and money if he didn’t want to be president! Rather, I think he believed he had a lead and could run out the clock. If you watch football, you know what happens when a team with a narrow lead goes into the prevent defense. It worked for Romney in the primaries, but failed in the general election. For examples of candidates who didn’t want to be president, see McCain, John and Dole, Robert.
I thunk Tom Sowell has it right. Romney has not through through the political issues as Reagan did. We now know that Reagan was a closeted intellectual, who had spent thousands of hours thinking about politics since his days as a union leader. Not only was he a reader, but a journalist who wrote his own radio scripts. Sowell compares him with Peyton Manning, or any other experienced quarterback. Long years of experience enabler him to read the situation, and act accordingly. Romney on the other hand is the talented rookie quarterback who has to think through ever situation. Politicians such as Madison, or Lincoln, or FDR, and Reagan make mistakes, but they know how to correct them. Amateurs, such as Carter and Romney, don’t.