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.
We got Romney, he's a good man, and we may be able to make a good president out of him.