McCain and Romney were willing Designated Losers.
They never had any intention of winning.
They were simply playing the part of opposition candidates.
BOTH parties wanted the natural born citizen protections bequeathed to us by the founders to be gutted.
The GOP had a stable full of ineligibles they wanted to run.
In fact, Jindal, Cruz and Rubio have already run, Haley and George P. Bush still waiting in the wings.
"I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am."