Well, glass half full or half empty...I could be half full like you if your 3-legged dog (I'll call him "Lucky") we're running in Mitt's place.
Anyway, how bad will the hounding on the general election campaign trail be if the eventual nominee fared so poorly in the South? What would be the impact of a thrid party candidate (Paul has not disavowed taking that route)? On the facts and performance alone, yes, you are correct, pretty much any creature with a pulse should wipe the floor wtih Obama. But the Left does not play fair - not their candidates, not their party, not their MFM, not their local officials. And our so-called side always ties their own hands behind their backs, refusing to wage total war against these punks. Plus I'll never underestimate the size of the domestic population that is so willfully uniformed.
To say Obama is going to be a pushover no matter who the nominee is missing half the equation. People need reasons to vote for someone as much as they need a reason not to vote for someone else.
We'll find out soon enough.