[Kenny]

This was no fair contest that Romney won out of popularity with the people. He had no traction early. None. He won a war of attrition because the GOP establishment that hand-picked him then threw their full support behind him while trashing his opponents.

Much like Dems in '08. Difference being the Dems had enouogh sense to get behind their guy like it or not.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

I’m constantly baffled how the Dems will pick the most far left asswipe, knowing they can get him elected, and they do.
Carter, Clinton, Obama. All from the far left.

Then the GOP-e comes along and says they can’t get those “extremist far-right” conservatives elected, so they run liberal Republicans to “appeal to the independents”.

Puke. We all know that you can’t win running socialist light against a true socialist. They conservative base stays home. OK, this year is different because the anger and terror among voters over the economy will trump all social issues and foreign affairs, so Obama is toast. But the principal still stands.

You run guys like Reagan and you can win because the base turns out hard. You run McLame and the base stays home.

Yet the commie Dems run a Marxist and they get him elected. They understand that it is all about getting out the base, not bothering with the wishy-washy fickle moderates and independents.