“Regardless of the outcome Tuesday in Michigan, Mitt Romney has already lost something big,” Rick Klein observes.
“Romney can solidify his claim on the Republican nomination with a victory in his native state. But what he can’t claim back is the ability to excite and perhaps simply unify the party behind his bid — critical shortcomings that are likely to haunt his bid for the presidency for as long as it lasts.”
Likewise, Jonathan Martin notes Romney’s “pitched battle for his childhood home state also ensures that even a victory here will be viewed as a textbook study of the larger obstacles the former Massachusetts governor faces as the thrill-a-minute Republican primary season continues.”
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