Looking Ahead ...
Of course, the problem for Mitt Romney -- assuming everyone is still in the race -- is that he won't just be competing against McCain on February 5, he will also have Huckabee, Thompson, and Giuliani to contend with.
I can only imagine that today, Mitt Romney is thinking: I beat all my metrics. I went to all the right events. My plan was implemented. This was supposed to work.
But politics is of the heart, as well as of the head ...