In all the races that matter, primaries are generally won by the candidate anointed by the party.
That's one good reason why one of my senators is Liddy Dole instead of Jim Snyder. The decision to run Dole was made in Washington, not Raleigh.
You are wrong. We had great proof of it this year here in Iowa during the primary. We got rid of RINOs. Now, the conservatives selected just have to get elected. One thing I've noticed about you cut-and-run conservatives is that you are a very miserable bunch. You can't see the good in anything. You have a lot in common with liberals.