Right. And Reagan couldn't win either.
It takes a Reagan to win. I didn’t think he could do it until he said, “there you go again,” there on the screen in front of me. Then I knew he had it in the bag. A Republican candidate has to actually be a radical political and philosophical alternative to the Democrats and have a sense of humor to win the election. He also has to have the tenacity and the drive to win. Bush has none of that. He probably will win the nomination- I expect him to for several reasons relating to how the system works- but he will not win the election. He craves the nomination for the recognition of his innate worth that it seems to afford but, as with any gope, doesn’t really want to be President. I don’t think he will actively throw the election as Romney and McCain did, but he won’t try terribly hard.