Mitt Romney and National Race

white horse rescue: At the time, party activists and officials realized that Mitt Romney was well on his way towards dispatching weak rivals, but there were widespread fears that he would struggle in a national race, according to MSNBC. The then-Texas governor rode in on a white horse to rescue his party and very quickly took the lead. It was August 2011. Perry support eroded quite quickly. His first day as a candidate was a disaster, and the weeks that followed were no better. Most remember his oops moment from November 2011, but the truth remains that the Texas Republican campaign was already faltering. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.