I can’t disagree with your assessment. I don’t think myth is stupid, far from it.
But, if he’s the nom, we lose. In fact, if FRed doesn’t win, we lose, the dummies win.
Well, unless Fred can figure out how to get more than 20% of the GOP to vote for him, we can’t possibly win with him either.
Unless you really believe that a guy who can’t beat Ron Paul in New Hampshire, get 5% in Michigan, or get 20% in a “next-to-home” state, would somehow be able to get a majority vote in a general electon.
The point of primaries is to find out who can actually GET PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR THEM.