You said, “he doesn’t excite the base” (which isn’t true, he does) so it sounded as if you were speaking for the base, otherwise, you would have said, “He doesn’t excite me.”. That is why I said, “Speak for yourself.” Most politically inclined 30 something conservatives I know, men and women, like Ryan.
I’m not sure Romney turns off women either. Why would he? He is a good husband and father and grandfather. If you are speaking of single women, they always vote Rat anyway.
Polls have consistently shown that women are put off by Romney. Not just leftist women, but women in general.