Did Romney Get Out Too Soon?

Did Romney get out too soon?

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney had the strongest business resume of the bunch.
During his campaign the slowing economy was a story but wasn't the story. Within hours of dropping out, however, it seems like the feeble economy shot to the top of every newspaper in the country. Housing Market Vacant. Mortgage Crisis Deepening. Bernanke Recommends Returning to Barter Economy!

Why didn't Romney sense this, stick it out another month and pour everything he had into a single "I'm Mitt Romney and I'll fix this lousy economy" message? It seems like his experience was preparing him for exactly such a moment in time. Did he really miss out on it by no more than a moment?