Reason for Romney

RealClearPolitics' Sean Trende explains what he calls "the real reason" Romney is in the lead. The article is only for the real politics wonks among you - it's the political equivalent of "inside baseball."

The bottom line of Trende's article is the embarrassing reason Romney is successful in 2012:

Due to some historical accidents and bad luck for Republicans, their bench is incredibly weak.

Everyone loves a sports metaphor. That said, 2012 is a terrible year for the GOP to have a weak bench.