Republicans are not responsible for McCain, cross over voters in NH and split votes between Romney, Thompson and Huckabee as well as people wanting to vote for the person the media "claimed" was the front-runner is why McCain won. Barr cost McCain Indiana and NC, ACORN cost us at least two or more other states. McCain was a horrible candidate and that had nothing to do with his credentials or lack of, it had to do with him and democrats and independents choosing him for us -- this is why I was against Rush's operation chaos, I didn't like them messing with us or us messing with them.
We will NEVER elect staunch southern conservatives in the NE or CA or OR or WA.. ain't gonna happen again in my lifetime... so my assumption is you are willing for the GOP to be irrelevant forever and Obama to socialize this country -- something we will NEVER step back from all in the name of purity.
coming from the life of the party