QUESTION OF THE WEEK #2

Mitt Romney is upsettingly one of the best candidates for the Republican nomination.  I believe he is simply because he looks better than the other candidates at this point, and its too late for other people to come forward.  Romney has definitely been the guy that the Republican party agrees to settle for.  They don't like him, and he's not their top pick, but after the Herman Cain scandal broke, and their love for him died, Romney was left standing as the steady, normal one.  For that reason he just might win.  People simply hate him less than the other candidates and that may be enough to get him through to the presidential election.  However, the reason people don't like him are many in number.  Early on, Romney showed a lack of committment to one side or the other.  He was caught on video sharing different opinions on the same issue, and trying to please all groups, which was not reassurring to Republicans in general.  That showed them a lack of strength in him.  More recently, he's also showed a huge weakness in dealing with the media.  He hasn't made many appearences on major networks, and a lot less than Gingrich has.  He's also tried to avoid media contact as much as possible on the campaign trail, which is a huge misstep for him.  The candidates should be using the media to their advantage as much as possible, because it's how the people get to know the candidates, and how the candidate's image is portrayed.  These weaknesses, along with others have made Romney appear to be a weak candidate, especially as Gingrich and Huntsman and being looked at more closely.