I think you are right but it probably has more to do with how stupid Republicans are.
This is serious and it falls down on who chooses NOT TO RUN. Just look at all the former governors out there who have already won statewide offices at least once. This time it will have to be some that will just have to put their WH aspirations aside. I’m talking Palin, Huckabee, Jindal. Montana has a former governor who spends his time in DC making money. The good news is that Gov. Rounds (sd) will run and so will the best candidate in WV. This board does not like Ms. Capito but at least she’s no Todd Akin.
“I think you are right but it probably has more to do with how stupid Republicans are.”
I used to think the gop was stupid and/or spineless. But I find myself not thinking that way so much anymore. It’s like the oft used phrase: it’s not a bug, it’s a FEATURE.
The gop wing of our one party system is only marginally more interested in cutting spending or balancing the budget or protecting our liberties than the ‘rats are. When push comes to shove, the gop will fall pretty much in line with the ‘rats, the problem they face being not so much the issue at hand but how to best spin it with their base? Hence we end up with these long and dramatic “fights” over things like the so-called fiscal cliff, sequesters, etc. The end is never really in doubt, but the gop does have to put on a show to keep up appearances.
It’s three card monte, and we’re the suckers for continuing to play.