Let us not forget that within three days of Rick Perry entering the race his transcripts from Texas AM were miraculously on the front page of the New York Slimes.
When we complain about the quality of GOP candidates, we sometimes forget just how nasty, underhanded and corrupt the lefties are. Just ask Herman Cain. Who in their right mind would want to go through that process - unless their record is perfectly spotless (and who among us is perfect?).
Who would want to go through that process--especially if their record was perfectly spotless. That won't stop the dung mills of the MSM from flinging poo in every direction in hopes that by the mere repeated mention of allegations they would become 'fact' in the public psyche. (AKA: The Big Lie).
It worked with Cain because none who embraced other candidates were willing to demand solid proof, just the same way they refused to dig a little into apparent Bachmann gaffes and find out that what she said was, in fact, often correct. Instead, the meme was propagated that she did not know what she was talking about, to her great disservice.
Unfortunately, the effect of that is that those whose ox has been gored will tend to just sit back and eat popcorn until the field has been cleared (That's the Chicago Way--how Obama got his Senate Seat to start with).
Then we'll all be paddling the same poo bucket with a loser for a candidate, just like the stinking Liberals (MSM again) wanted it.
It worked in '08, even if the nice lady from Alaska made it a much closer race.
We don’t just complain about it it, some of us gleefully join in with the lefties to destroy our own candidates. Disgusting and will only get worse.
Perfect is the enemey of good.