RE: and she was unable to drag a lackluster top of the ticket into the winners circle.
OK, I’ll bite, if this suggests that Paul Ryan might not be able to drag a lackluster Romney into the winner’s circle, WHO CAN?
Or are you saying that as long as Romney’s the POTUS candidate, the GOP cannot win?
If anyone can it's going to be the "anybody but Obama" voters. Romney will reap the benefits of their discontent solely because he is the only other real candidate.