Romney explains it away - He had it all

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http://www.capecodtoday.com/blogs/index.php/PoliticsEtc/2008/02/20/romney_loses_his_campaign_for_the_presid_1994

<snip>Optimism ran high that evening in Chatham, but things did not go well for the state GOP in the fall. The Republicans lost ground from an already meager presence on Beacon Hill. It soon became apparent that Romney was unlikely to seek a second term. Sure enough, little more than a year after the 2004 election, Romney announced he would not run for reelection. He left office in January 2007 and began campaigning in earnest for the presidency.

And it wasn't long after Romney began running for president that he began ignoring the advice from Bennett.

Things went well for a few months, mainly due to Romney's wealth, favorable press coverage and impressive poll numbers - all of which combined to make Romney the foremost target of his GOP opponents well into the fall of 2007.

It didn't take long for his critics to seize upon Romney's Achille's heel - the considerable distance his views on abortion, gay rights, Ronald Reagan, etc., had taken since he ran for governor in 2002 and against Ted Kennedy eight years earlier. Romney's repeated attempts to explain what he meant by his earlier statements did more to compound than clarify. Anyone who doubts this, or who seeks confirmation, need only google "Romney flip flop" for abundant fodder.