I thought Romney was doing a good job going for the win last time around, then Christie hugged Obama, and the nation wept.
I don't know about where you live, but in my state, Romney barely advertised and hardly campaigned. And he never really responded to those attack ads regarding his time at Bain. There was so much in Obama’s sorry record as president that he could have been hammered with, but Romney said almost nothing. He seemed to me like he was just going through the motions.
Unfortunately, I suspect that the handpicked GOPe candidate this time around will do something similar. I believe there is some agreement between the GOP hierarchy and the commies to throw the presidential election.