The Romney Boomlet Begins?

This is probably nothing; but as I've noted here before, Mitt Romney does deserve another crack at it. His one flaw as a candidate was that he was too perfect. People could not identify with him, and doubted he could identify with him. His tough loss to Obama four years ago makes him more sympathetic, and perhaps repairs this flaw.

I suspect a lot of people now feel bad about not voting for him four years ago, and they would like a chance to make up for it. A similar sentiment, I think, helped George W. Bush in 2000--folks felt bad about voting his father out.

Romney could probably count on the backing of the Republican establishment. Chris Christie was their early choice, but he seems to have been damaged by the bridge controversy, and there may be more where that came from. Jeb Bush is another rival for this vote, but there is probably a feeling that the Bushes have had their turn; Republicans tend to think like that.