From what I've read, it was working class whites who stayed home. Most conservatives held their noses and voted for Mitt.
In spite of his often “fluid” political principles, I felt he was a man of basic integrity, a disciplined worker, and a family man.
The just released film on his campaign is very depressing, however.
My basic take away - the man did not want to run for president.
That feels like a fist in the stomach.
The most important job in the country, at a critical point in our history, and somehow the GOP found a man who lacked the passion, the political insight, and the personal conviction to run a competitive campaign against Barack Obama.