He was my first choice.
He looked and acted presidential.
But many republicans described his speeches as boring.
And he make some major mistakes on normal Qs from the press about specifics. To win the presidency, you need to be a smart man. Bush 1, clinton, obama - all very wise men. Even bush2 was an mba and was very sharp as governor.
FT just wasn't that bright, you know? Cool guy - just made so many mistakes about things.