If Mitt Romney fails to win South Carolina on 1/21, thus jeopardizing a victory in Florida on 1/31, the Republicans will not have a candidate for president.
Whether or not there will be four men still standing by February remains to be seen. Right now, all four candidates are staying the course. One of them will finish first in each race but will he receive the majority of the votes?
If not, the Grand Old Party will be without a candidate with nine months left in the campaign. Actually, that is plenty of time to choose someone and make him acceptable to GOP voters by Election Day.
However, the problem is their voters are not enthusiastic about any one of these four. They are saying “none of the above,” which undercuts the appeal of their program.
Being opposed to Obama but unclear who they are for is not a formula for a Republican victory in November.
A. Garavente
