Chris Cillizza
considers whether Mitt Romney’s political abilities are actually
underrated, as he has managed to lead the Republican presidential
primary field despite being a Northeastern moderate in a party of
Southern conservatives, a Mormon in a party of evangelicals, and the
author of Romneycare in a party opposed to Obamacare.
“Romney is no
world-beater as a candidate. He is awkward and somewhat tin-eared, and
can seem aloof. And yet, when you scan the hurdles — demographic and
ideological — that Romney has overcome to emerge as the all-but-certain
Republican nominee, it’s clear that he doesn’t get enough credit for
what he’s accomplished.”