With the right side of politics so unabashedly religious and conservative one has ask what real chance does Romney have in the upcoming election. It has been apparent since the get go that his reception as the GOP nominee has been tepid at best. He has never garnished much more than a third of the vote in when he had competition. What he has had is a large Superpac behind him pouring 10′s of millions of dollars in each state to undermine his adversaries as he goes. That has worked, but just barely.

So the question comes up, can he really win the general election? Only time will tell, but I seriously doubt it. Rallying the Christian right behind a Mormon is going to be a very difficult task. The very foundation of their interest in politics is to make sure God stays in the middle of all political decisions. So how can they push a non Christian to the front of the line to represent them when it goes against everything they believe in. I don’t think it is possible. Add to that doubt, Romney’s “flip flop ” record and everyone in the middle of the political spectrum is going to see him as an opportunist, willing to do and say anything to get to the office of POTUS.

Romney also appears out of touch to the average American. The man is rich, not just well off, but stinking rich. This might have worked great in the 1980′s when Baby Boomer’s ran everything, but not with the younger crowd who see the economy as sluggish and their job prospects as diminished. 200 million is a lot of gravy and make him appear elitist. That will be tough sell to a lot of people.

Finally, add the dog on the roof debacle and you have a real image problem. I know some people are going to say what is the big deal, but putting a dog on the roof of a car for 12 hours and for a cross country road trip can’t possibly be good for any living organism.  The dog must have been dehydrated and dried up like a prune after 12 hours in the elements. I would never do that, don’t know anyone who would. The stranger thing is both he and his wife defend the decision to this day. Not good.