he also had help from Santorum and Bachman in the primary debates.
If those two hadn’t run, Romney would never have been the nominee
Romney won the GOP nomination essentially be default:
Michelle Bachmann was still too much of a rookie and inexperienced.
Tim Pawlenty was unknown outside of his home state.
Ron Paul and Gary Johnson were running in the wrong party.
Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain were carrying enough personal baggage to sink the Titanic.
Rick Santorum lost his his senate seat by nearly 20 points, then high tailed it out of PA to become a DC lobbyist.
Rick Perry was the only person who had the background and experience to compete effectively with Romney....then came the debates...need I say more?