I’m sorry to say you are delusional if you think the expressed opinions of the tiny handful of people here had anything at all to do with the outcome of the 2012 GOP presidential nominee.
The sum total of Freepers is a spit in the ocean against all of the moneyed interests that back presidential candidates.
I have no clue how you can possibly think Freepers had ANYTHING to do with getting Romney as a nominee.
You are giving Free Republic way, way, way, way, way, way, way too much credit for the un-electibility of the pathetically weak group of GOP candidates that ran for president.
The fix was in a long, long time ago. The GOP-e hand picked Romney as they hand picked McCain. In their permanent insanity, they think you have to grovel to the middle voter instead of stand tall on conservative principles.
FR had next to nothing to do with Romney being the winning GOP-e candidate. Next to nothing. Or do you also think Free Republic was responsible for things like making sure only Romney and Ron Paul were even on the Virginia ballot?
C’mon. Use your head.
This used to be a forum of considerable sway.
That said, I do realize we don’t live in a bubble.
I often think it's just a game of Good Cop/Bad Cop and all the Politicos retire to chambers, smoke cigars , sip cognac and slap each other on the back as they laugh, that they put one over on us.
Gnight Gang
The people voted in the primary. I don’t agree with their choice but Romney won the nom. The people have spoken, even though some of us don’t agree with that choice.
>The fix was in a long, long time ago. The GOP-e hand picked Romney as they hand picked McCain.<
Hand picked. Hmm.
Remember the deal about McCain being born in Panama?
Now we’ve got the Romneycare guy as GOP nominee.
Sounds like another setup.
They’re all in on it.