Bzzz.

I cannot think of a major party presidential candidate who has been as bad as Mitt Romney has been. Let's look at some of the recent losers:

McCain:  No, not as bad, not close. Great man, not so great a candidate (Sarah Palin). 

Kerry: "Who amongst us...? No.

Gore: "I invented the internet." No

Dole: "Stop lying about my record."  Loved that guy. No.

Poppy Bush: Looking at his watch during a debate, how does the checkout scanner work, "Message: I care."  Not very good, not as bad. 

Dukakis: "No Bernard, I would not favor the death penalty for the rapist-murderer of Kitty." Not good, not as bad. Good man, would have been a good president.

Mondale: "I will raise your taxes, he will too, he just won't tell you."  Pretty bad. No.

Carter: "There you go, again."  I don't remember any Carter gaffes during that campaign though, his presidency was a gaffe. Good man, though.

Ford: Eastern Europe is not under Soviet control, bumping his head on the airplane door, tripping down the airplane steps, falling down the ski slopes, talking as if he had "played too many football games without his helmet on" (Tip O'Neill), "WIN" buttons ("Whip Inflation Now"). Maybe Ford, yeah Ford was as bad as Romney.

Image: Mitt Romney's official portrait as Massachusetts governor. That folder on the desk right next to his wife's framed photograph is his Massachusetts health care law. Bad.