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>to be ostracized

He is not ostracized in the way I would consider it. As far as I know Republicans still work with him, are willing to let him sponsor bills, etc. My understanding is he is still invited to Republican lunches as well.

I think we are working with two different understandings of cancellation. He will almost certainly lose his next election though.

>he was good enough to be president

Well not good enough since he lost to Obama. Just because you win a primary doesn't mean the majority actually supports you.

>so something else must have changed.

I think people forgot what his views were. People have nostalgia and remembered they thought he was better than Obama which turned him into a more mainstream conservative in their mind. I think there are other things at play like Romney being a Morman and also having name recognition.