All the squabbling on this thread about who should drop out when you all know very well that at least as far as SC goes, no one will drop out (not counting Huntsman, who doesn’t count anyway). Now FL is i different subject. Depending on the results in SC, there is the possibility that the lowest man on the totem pole (probably Perry), might drop out. I doubt that Santorum or Gingrich would drop out however. We’ll know the answer in 6 more days.
It’s simply not possible for Romney to win. The “swiftboating” of Romney that would occur, or should I say “Bainboating,” would make what was thrown at Kerry look like pixie dust compared to an epic mudslide. Even if Romney did nothing wrong, the tarnishing they would be able to do to him based on the layoffs at and mismanagement of the firms under Bain would be enough to fatally smear him. But the reality is that Romney abused the financial system to make his profits at Bain. They took out loans on firms that went bankrupt and were able to keep all the money for themselves due to sleazy accounting gimmicks and a corporate shell game.
Once the voters hear this explained clearly, and repeatedly, by the mainstream media, the level of mistrust that will surround Romney will be devastating. The Democrats may have to start a few months before the election because this is a lot to explain and can be a little confusing. So I wouldn’t be surprised if the Republicans end up trying to get Romney to stand down if there’s enough time before the election and replace him with another candidate. At a certain point it will become abundantly clear that Romney will lose in a landslide like he did to Ted Kennedy in 1994 and will end up taking Republican control of the House down with him.