Is there any reason to think that Romney will not be the default nominee?

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Dakota wrote:
WIth documents leaked no doubt by the White House that Obama extensively consulted Romney advisors to draft Obamacare, we know who Obama wants to run against. Add to this the endorsement of Christie, which you might think is a positive, and Romney's chances are not good.

I think the present question isn't really whether the primary electorate likes Mitt, but whether they like anyone else better. As long as the rest of the more Tea Party-palatable candidates are splitting that crowd, Romney stands to win by simply being different. It would be a very different race if we were down to Romney and Bachmann right now, or Mitt vs. Herman.