>to be ostracized He is not ostracized in the way I would consider it. As far as I know Republicans still work with him, are willing to let him sponsor bills,

>to be ostracized He is not ostracized in the way I would consider it. As far as I know Republicans still work with him, are willing to let him sponsor bills, etc. My understanding is he is still invited to Republican lunches as well. I think we are working with two different understandings of cancellation. He will almost certainly lose his next election though. >he was good enough to be president Well not good enough since he lost to Obama. Just because you win a primary doesn't mean the majority actually supports you. >so something else must have changed. I think people forgot what his views were. People have nostalgia and remembered they thought he was better than Obama which turned him into a more mainstream conservative in their mind. I think there are other things at play like Romney being a Morman and also having name recognition.