January 13, 2012
Among those who have put themselves
forward, Mitt Romney remains the Republican Party’s best bet to reclaim
the White House this year – by far.
This
is partly by default, a product of the almost comical deficiencies of
his opponents, but Romney does deserve credit for assembling the most
professional campaign organization on the GOP side and for stepping up
his game compared to four years ago and turning in a series of
impressively punchy and agile debate performances. As he showed with his
New Hampshire victory speech this week, Romney is capable of delivering
a forceful indictment of the Obama presidency that (however misleading
it is) could resonate with swing voters this fall if they are looking
for a reason to fire the incumbent.
Still,
his nomination could be problematic for the GOP for a very unique
reason that is now coming into focus: He exudes top 1 percent-ness. READ MORE
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