The campaign itself has been badly run, but not as terribly as the McCain/Palin campaign.
Romney has the following things going for him:
1) He's obviously very intelligent, unlike the last GOP president.
2) He looks like a stereotypical US president. This gives him a subliminal cognitive advantage.
3) He's got business credentials. Not bad in an economic crisis.
4) The economy is bad. Bad news for any incumbent.
5) The electorate is incredibly divided. 2008 was in effect a landslide election, yet Obama still only won by 7 points. We are unlikely to see anybody win by larger margins than that in this political climate. The GOP could run a reincarnation of Adolph Hitler and he would probably still crack at least 43% just because he isn't a "liberal, socialist, muslim".
So unless Romney tonight reveals that his fiscal plan is to sell America to China for 18 trillion dollars (he gets to keep 10%), then he won't lose by more than 7 points tops and he'll keep all the states McCain won as well as Indiana.
This is a good post. There is no way Romney will not secure all of the McCain states along with Indiana. Add FL, NC, VA, OH and NH to the list, and Romney is president-elect.
Team Romney has a secret plan to win the election. Hint: It involved being beyond underwhelming in September.
You have gone off the deep-end of delusion if you think being the worst campaign in 40 years is some sort of strategic genius...
