I don’t think it would have worked.
Besides, Romney was an awful pick. The Mormon mystery just turned a lot of people off—they didn’t feel like they had a handle on the guy.
Knowing what we know now about Republican voter suppression by the IRS by order of 0bama and the electronic magic the NSA is capable of throughout networks and the Internet, I’m thinking Romney couldn’t have won no matter how many votes he got. 0bama had no intention of leaving because he knew he’d win no matter what. Biden laughed throughout his debate because he knew that as well. He didn’t have to take any of it seriously. The fix was in.