[entropy12]

It does not matter if our nominee is 100% conservative, 90% conservative or 50-50 conservative. They will all lose in general if the candidate is dumb politically, has the charisma of a sick and old turtle and can not fight hand to hand combat with the democrat opponent.

McCain, Romney, Akin, Mourdock, Sharon Angle, O’Connell, etc all lost because they were afraid to call a spade a spade, or make idiotic statements to media.

Just give a smart politician, who is quick witted, and is not afraid to counter-jab. Enough of these mellow republicans who were afraid to call Obama the lying community organizer.

[Manic_Episode]

Not if he is a liberal (ie moderate).

F KR and CC in their big fat A's!

[COBOL2Java]

It does not matter if our nominee is 100% conservative, 90% conservative or 50-50 conservative. They will all lose in general if the candidate is dumb politically, has the charisma of a sick and old turtle and can not fight hand to hand combat with the democrat opponent.

Did someone say a sick and old turtle?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

McCain and Romney lost because they were moderate losers and blue-collar conservatives stayed home.

Akin was not even a Tea Party candidate; in fact, he was McCaskill's choice to run against her.

Mourdock, Angle, and O'Donnell received zero support from the GOP establishment despite winning their primaries fair and square. That non-support enabled the Left to caricaturize and belittle them.

I don't care about "winning." I don't want Republicans to "win" because it is their turn to feed at the trough. If the Republican candidate in question does not promote a solid conservative-libertarian agenda, with a healthy dose of populism that appeals to blue-collar workers, me and my vote stays home.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Just give a smart politician, who is quick witted, and is not afraid to counter-jab. Enough of these mellow republicans who were afraid to call Obama the lying community organizer.

You've just described Chris Christie.