All this mind numbing analysis and GOP navel gazing is getting old fast. No. It got old fast. I am still waiting for the pundit or Freeper to say “See, I told you we should have nominated X.”, and then explain how candidate X would have done better than Romney. Identifying problems without offering solutions is so simple anyone can do it. Blaming the candidate without offering an alternative is equally simple, and equally pointless.
I stand by statement: Romney sucked as a candidate. Period. We all knew it, and that’s why every Conservative here fought him tooth and nail during the primary. For crying out loud, he didn’t even win his home state, nor did he even have a chance to do so.
I don’t play the “candidate x would have done better” game because it’s pointless. There’s no way to really know. But if we refuse to learn from our mistakes, we’ll keep making them. It’s that simple. Our big mistake was letting another limp-wristed RINO carry the banner. It’s a sure fire loser. Bush I, Dole, McCain, and Romney and others like them are simply not going to carry us across the finish line.