TW: He was a frightfully dull campaigner in 2008 and he will likely get a strong challenge from a cultural conservative of some sort (my money right now is on Haley Barbour, assuming unlike several of his peers he has kept his winky in order), but Mitt Romney will be the 2012 Republican nominee.
He has economic chops and those will come in handy if the economy is still struggling as it very well might be come 2011 (when the Republican nominee will be chosen in substance, they do not go for the long, drawn out primary seasons). As the story mentions while other candidates get the pub he is quietly accumulating his own warchest.
From Economist:
"IN FIVE months, Sarah Palin's political action committee SarahPAC raised $733,000. That's not bad for a governor whose political base in Alaska is not that large, and whose last five months have largely been spent fighting bad headlines and family turmoils. But another relevant number for Mrs Palin might be $1.4m. That's how much Mitt Romney, the erstwhile presidential candidate from Massachusetts, raised in an identical period from January to May.
It may be too early to discuss Mrs Palin's plans for 2012, but Mr Romney seems like a sure bet to run again for the presidency. Working under the radar, while his fellow Republicans have been imploding in one way or another, Mr Romney has quietly banked campaign funds, spoken at candidate events, and carved out some work as a commentator on financial issues. Mrs Palin has reportedly raised $200,000 since announcing her resignation from office, but she can only do that once. For all the attention she's getting, the people who typically choose the party's nominee are quietly promoting a safer, richer, less-bloodied-by-the-2008-election choice."
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