Because Palin is an effective politician and a leader who wins people over when they see her, that is how she could be such a unifying force as a Governor and during her 20 year political career, give her an 800 million dollar presidential campaign and she wins.
Mitt Romney has always been a loser, people don't like him, don't trust him and he never wins elections, his twenty years and investment of more than 50 million dollars of his own money has produced a single election victory, for an office that he left with 34% approval and rejection for reelection, he followed that up by losing to Huckabee and McCain who had no money or people, and then losing to Jimmy Carter the second.
A decade ago, I would've agreed, but with a taker class exceeding 50%, even Palin's formidable charming skills won't be enough. Like I've said before, she'll fire up the conservative base, but with a D+6 we don't have the numbers anymore.
But I appreciate your optimism...
Romney, like McCain (who "campaigned" for Obama the last month or so of his run for [from?] the presidency,) didn't want to win the election, the GOPe long ago got mesmerized by America having a black president and wanted to be part of continuing that wonderful history.
It's not about winning over the groups mentioned in order for a Conservative to be nominated and then winning the Presidential election.
It's about one thing: Voter fraud.
Included in that is ACORN (still around in with many name changes and bigger than ever, which was initiated by Obama BTW,) millions of non-American citizens voting, and the use of government agencies to gather information and use psychological brainwashing on voters using that illegally obtained information.
I have been saying for years that no major national elections will be won by Conservatives as long as the voter fraud isn't stopped to very large extent.
The GOP years ago entered into a pact with the dems that they would not fight voter fraud.
Instead, the GOPe is determend to court illegal insurgents for their votes, which will NEVER be pried from the democrats bloody un-American cheating treasonous hands.
Footnote: The GOP buying into the pro amnesty stuff swirling around DC these days will not do them ONE bit of good. The illegals will still vote for dems, they give them all the freebies they have gotten used to instead of taking care of themselves.
I saw a great cartoon the other day, with a bear in line for free Gov goodies. He was told no he couldn't have the goodies because then he would not be able to fend for himself.
Behind him was an obvious Obama voter who would be given all the freebies.
We are giving away way to many fish, without teaching the masses how to fish.