This must be what happened . . .

So what happened to Mitt Romney yesterday?    How did the recently reannointed front runner stumble so badly that he was bested by Rick Santorum by 30% in Missouri, came in third behind Santorum and Paul in Minnesota at 17%, and lost Colorado by 5% after winning it by a huge margin in 2008?   Further, InTrade had predicted a 97% chance that Romney would win Colorado.

Well, I have solved the mystery.  Here's what happened:

Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney

That was on Thursday.  The following Tuesday, Romney lost big time to Rick Santorum.  It must have been Trump's endorsement that did it.   In people's minds, "Trump" equals "You're fired!!!"  So that's what they assumed was happening when Romney and Trump appeared together on TV.  The visual association was the kiss of death, never mind what The Donald actually said.

Ralph