Election Oracle   Why Romney Can’t Seal the Deal  It has been
259 days since Mitt Romney announced his bid for the White House
on a small farm in New Hampshire. And yet here he is, eight
months later, having won a handful of primaries and with more
than $60 million raised, still unable to sustain key momentum.
Romney's predicament boils down to a severe inability to drive
the narrative, getting eclipsed by constant new surges and flash
media memes. His ups and downs aren't ho-hum, they're dramatic.
Each time he wins a primary, like in New Hampshire, Florida, or
Nevada, the public falls in love anew, awarding him high
favorability online, according to the Election Oracle. Each time
he loses, like in South Carolina or Missouri, he's relegated not
to the couch, but to the doghouse outside in the middle of
February. As Rick Santorum publicly charts his path toward
Michigan and Ohio, Romney now finds his rating at -33, lower
than any other candidate's.   To determine its favorability
ratings, the Election Oracle