ACORN for starters was much deeper into voter fraud then any of us imagined. Votes didn’t materialize in parts of the state we needed them. Too many Republicans stayed home who were not energized by McCain and saw all the hits against Palin that took their toll.
Host of reasons but maybe this Party has finally learned you cannot give the nomination to someone as a reward like we did to Dole in 1996 (I voted for Phil Gramm in TX) or McCain in 2008.
We need strong candidates that will take on the other side during an election and not reach across the aisle to their opponent and talk about what a nice guy he was and not to be afraid of him.
We need leaders who are not afraid to stand up!