It looks like the losses by the Mass GOP are starting to crimp Mitt Romney's Presidential ambitions. The Boston Globe, admittedly not a bastion of Republicanism, calls Romney a "hidden loser," in the 2006 election.
Mitt Romney was a hidden loser -- badly enough to put a nick in his national ambitions. Healey, his hand-picked lieutenant, was drubbed by Patrick, while former Cabinet secretary Charlie Baker, who would have been a stronger candidate, was blocked by Romney. (This makes Baker a hidden winner.) Meanwhile, the already beleaguered Republicans lost legislative seats in both 2004 and 2006, while GOP registration dropped. Not great credentials for a presidential candidate.
This is a start, the Romney as loser narrative will likely start to sink into the national media stories soon. Add that to the "Mitt is all about Mitt," and the "Slick Willard" narratives, and Romney's star is dimming rapidly. That he is still considered a viable conservative alternative to John McCain says more about the weakness on the conservative bench than his strength.
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