I always thought the Romney campaign was a setup for Jeb Bush in 2016. Romney’s campaign advisors were all Bushies and Ken Mehlman RNC staffers. And remember the secret winter White House meeting with Obama, Bush 41 and Jeb Bush in Jan 2010?
I suspect, truth be known, the Bush/GOP party, didn’t really mind about Romney’s advancement of gay marriage bill and the state run health care law in Massachusetts, along with his views of abortion. I think they plan and hope to soften all of these issues ..just working on it with the public. If Mitt had won, this would had pushed the ball further down the field. They know the mind of the conservative to work against us. Pretty soon, conservatives are going to have to force a conservative candidate (next primary cycle) or we all have to build a new constitutional party. One goal of many. Not making it about a personality. If the House caves, it will be a huge backlash. Everywhere, I go, people say no more taxes to the government waste.