My feeling is the Republican establishment wanted to teach conservatives a lesson in Virginia. They have been attacking Senator Cruz and others as extremists. They wanted to show conservatives that they have no role in the Republican Party except to contribute money and shut up. They deliberately sabotaged Cuccinelli’s campaign.
Yeah, "us or nobody", "you won't win because we won't
let you win, so STFU. And who the hell is Sarah Palin? -- you'd
better not know the answer!!"
And so on. And on. And on. And on.
Pigs.