[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— But somehow that didn’t happen. Three years of Wishful thinking didnt make it so., -—

There are important differences. Remember that last time Romney was the presumptive nominee straight out of the box. It was his nomination to lose.

1) Cruz is more difficult to marginalize.
2) The conservative vote was divided among 8 candidates last time. This time Cruz is the clear conservative leader.
3) The moneyed interests are just beginning to rally around Christie. This is relatively late in the game.
4) Christie will be competing with Rubio and Ryan for the RINO vote. Cruz will only be competing with Paul.

[sickoflibs]

I heard this all before, Palin was a sure thing, a sure thing.