for over a year we've been told by the "main stream" media the only repub that can beat Obama is Romney. now that Romney has inched ever closer to the nomination although not completely sewn up we will start to see the 'polls' and 'news' showing that Romney CAN'T beat Obama.
What you have in Romney is the candidate who can put in the best showing because the rest of the field is so weak. So you can simultaneously say that he's the only candidate who has a realistic shot but that his shot is long at best. I've actually heard a number of talking heads on Fox say that Romney was the only guy with a realistic shot. Are they part of the cabal?
Remember when Bobby Jindal was the heir apparent until he wet his pants on national television in a State of the Union rebuttal? I still like John Huntsman but whatever. We'll get bleached Obama instead.
There's also a very real possibility that Republicans don't WANT to win this election. I've heard more than a few plausible theories that they're essentially conceding this one to focus on 2016 when the Democrats may be in the same position the Republicans find themselves in now.
Also it's worth mentioning that Limbaugh is whacked out on drugs half the time he's speaking (maybe more) and they make you say crazy things. So take what he says with a pillar of salt.