“Personally, I think our problems stemmed from the GOP all along. I don’t think putting up conservatives: Brownback, Hunter, Thompson, Tancredo, Huckabee (religious conservative) was an accident.”
I’m not sure I follow you.
Are you saying that the GOP ensured that there were so many conservatives running to split the conservative vote and ensure a moderate (McCain) became the nominee?
Or, are you saying that the GOP made sure that the conservatives running were of such a low caliber as to ensure the nomination of a moderate?
Split vote