McCain won on the margin with crossover votes from independents and donkeys in the early open primaries while conservatives split their votes primarily between Thompson, Huckabee and Romney among others. The Baptists and Evangelicals favored Huckabee heavily, hurting Thompson badly, especially in South Carolina, where McCain was helped by a large veteran population. What's your version of what happened?
The rest is history and incidental to the outcome.
No doubt in my mind that Christ will be the VP pick as a result and that's the setup for this game.
As a result, I'm gone and won't return until they are gone from the party.....All of them.