I don’t see Romney fading, he has all the money and organization he needs, he has everything that the GOP and media can give him, he is obsessed with being president and erasing his father’s shame, and he knows that this is a do or die race, his final one.
Romney will be in until the he attains the moderate wings goal which is for him to win, or to at least stop any conservative takeover of the party.
I really think we are getting to the point where money is not as important in elections as it once was. The Internet is changing politics much like it has changed everything else. Remember, Mitt spent quite a bit last race and couldn’t even beat McCain or Huckabee.
Personally? I blow off all the political ads, posters, and phone calls. I won’t even answer my phone unless I know whose calling, and I get virtually all my news online. No amount of money is going to overcome Internet buzz, and Palin has plenty of that. Have no doubt. Traditional media is dying and so is traditional campaigning.