That's the kind of logic that says, "If you have a flat tire, it's because you planned it that way"
(And I'm sure there's a word for that kind of thinking ... ((Honey, we saved $100 ... it was marked down from 300 to 200))
The primary's and the race is all supposed to bring that favorite out, and as best as a diverse field and electorate can do ... they did it.
There's legitimate reasons why Newt could not get the nomination, but I think he would be a good president.
But then, Santorum (who too had 'problems' ) could also have made a good President ...
And every one in the race ... but we ended up with Romney
I don't buy the "we did it to ourselves" argument.
You PLANNED and WANTED that flat tire, DINT chu !
I didn't say we PLANNED to let Romney skate in by dividing our votes among four different candidates. To the contrary. We saw Romney win state after state with a minority of the vote. And instead of wising up, and getting behind one candidate, we remained divided amongst ourselves.
Returning to your analogy, if you see you have a nail in your tire, and you do nothing to address it, don't be surprised when you get that flat.