Jeb Bush would have been a much better choice for republicans. He is strong with hispanics, being married to a Mexican woman and speaking fluent Spanish; extremely popular in Florida, therefore carrying the state; popular with conservatives, without being viewed as an extremist. Unfortunately, his last name is Bush, although he is probably the smarter brother. Jeb would have given President Obama a much bigger challenge to run against than Mitt Romney.

As far as Romney goes, I'd probably give him a three just for showing up. Romney says one thing and five minutes later says he was misquoted or never said it. Sometimes I think he has short term memory loss.

I read a quote the other day that said "any astute politician is not going to run when he knows he can't win". That is probably the reason Bush, Gov Mitch Daniels, Gov Chris Christie, and others decided to sit this one out.