(Social Conservatives+Tea Party) / (Sarah Palin+Michelle Bachmann + Herman Cain) = Romney wins in early primaries Yup.
That's their new formula. It's a bit more risky for them than the old formula.
(Social Conservatives+Tea Party) / (Sarah Palin+Evangelical Huckster + Angry Guy with Bad Hair) = Romney wins in early primaries
But the two Denominators have left the premises.