[Antoninus]

Better to lay offense. With Romney, a grab can be made for Michigan’s Electoral Votes. And California’s.

He won't win California. There's no way. And Michigan's--which won't be easy to win--won't be enough to offset the losses he's going to sustain in the South.

Plus, the Dems have so much material on Flip that's already on YouTube that will utterly sink him with voters who are supposed to be his base, that his loss has the potential to be of historic magnitude.

[Bird Jenkins]

Rudy or Romney would still be competitive in the South because of the anti-Hillary vote. Plus, they might actually be able to pick up some blue states like Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or even (longshot) California. These are big, important states that we rarely win.

As for the anti-Mitt material on YouTube... Big deal. There's more than enough Hillary dirt to overwhelm Mitt's negatives, and his appealing family man persona is very endearing. I wouldn't count out Mitt or Rudy.

[Sunnyflorida]

“And Michigan’s—which won’t be easy to win—won’t be enough to offset the losses he’s going to sustain in the South.”

You make no sense. I think you bias is clouding your judgement. Also Hillary is really going to piss off the black vote. If any body sits this out it could be them. That said Romney needs to be careful picking a VP.