Romney's date with defeat

With Palin officially confined to history's dustbin, Townhall's Ben Shapiro thinks the stars are now aligned for Mitt Romney. There's only one problem, "he seems to be everybody's second choice." Ergo, he's toast. "He'll lose the general election for a very simple reason: Nobody in the conservative base is excited about him. While the so-called GOP opinion leaders wax on about how super-electable he is, they fail to recognize that it is precisely that logic that gave us the unelectable John McCain. Turnout wins elections these days, not appeals to the independent voter. ... Republican Romney supporters seem to be counting on sheer dislike for President Obama to carry Romney to victory. That logic is not compelling. Democrats thought the same thing when they nominated John Kerry against the unpopular incumbent George W. Bush. But an empty suit will not beat an unpopular incumbent." I think Shapiro has nailed it.