To come up with tested leadership is not so easy.
The right seems to go through "flavors of the week" like playing cards...Cain, Bachmann, Fred Thompson, Alan Keyes, Rick Perry, etc. etc. They talk great but the right gets disillusioned with them when they don't seem able to stand up under fire.
You gotta have more than good words. Executive leadership skills MATTER.
There is leadership that fails in some venues and succeeds in others.
Romney was a dismal failure as a governor, so bad he crawled undetected away from a re-election effort. He signed gay marriage legislation, he created RomneyCAre, he provided for $50 abortions, he raised fees (hidden tax) an enormous amount. When the nation was booming, his state slid to about 2nd last.
As a Corporatist at Bain Capital he made money decisions that made his partners money.
As a college football running back, Archie Griffin was one of the best ever. As a pro, he was a flop.