In the primary he campaigned like he didn’t want anybody else to have it.
I think that is very accurate.
I don't know how subconscious some of this might be (on the part of Mitt or any other leading Republicans) but I think there may be a sense that the country has problems that cannot be fixed. The guy in the Oval Office has a very unenviable job (largely because of the guy who is in the Oval Office). The president from 2013-2017 is going to be in charge of a disaster. Did any Republicans want that responsibility?
One way or another, I think Mitt went a long way in making sure that the Democrat got the post.
He didn't. He wanted to ensure Obambi won a second term to punish the true conservatives out there. We had to be put in our place.
Also, since the GOPe are no different than the Democrats they do not mind the total destruction of our Constitution and the resulting communism. They think they will sate the alligator and never get eaten.
The fix was in back in 08 for him to be the candidate. He HAD to win against the others in the primary. After that, the game was to hand it all to hussein again. We don’t have a two party system. Remember, McLame saying we didn’t have to be afraid o an obama presidency. It’s all been a game.