Ummm... the RNC?
Aren't those the same folks that gave us McCain, Schwarzenegger, and Giuliani as headliners at the 2004 Convention to help build their legacy and popularity as good "Republicans"?
Uh, yes, I think you’re right, that was the RNC who set these two up for 2008 back in 2004...
It was also the RNC who saw to it liberal strongholds would eliminate conservatives from the race before real Republicans got a chance to vote and... now that I think about it, it is the RNC who decided to allow Democrats and Independents to vote in many early RNC primaries...
Well, I guess the RNC is at fault here... Damn!