For instance, here in WV, before the famed daytime first-ever Convention on Super Tuesday, only 12 of 1,300 delegates had publicly committed for McCain (while there were about 300-400 each for Romney, Huckabee, Paul, etc.) -- only 10 more than had publicly committed for Duncan Hunter, which included me! But by the time that day's vote started there were 126 for McCain, possibly based on recent results in NH. There were enough of them to pull that secret switcheroo deal which gave the win, and thus all the daytime publicity, to Huckabee so as to damage Romney, who had been the frontrunner in WV.
Candidates started dropping out soon thereafter, and when we had our primary here to pick the other delegates, only McCain was left as a viable candidate, so most the Republicans I know feel betrayed by the process and extremely dissatisfied with McCain. I don't know a single person here in WV who supported McCain in February, and we kept asking each other the rest of the year, how did he end up the nominee? The answer has a lot to do with getting 100% of delegates for only 30% of the vote in a multi-candidate race. If this isn't changed next time, we will have lost a good many political activists who are mad.
“If this isn’t changed next time, we will have lost a good many political activists who are mad.”
So do you think this is the first time we have “a good many political activists who are mad” because they didn’t win?
All this McCain bashing may get some anger out. FR is NOT a reflection of American voters.
The GOP/conservative brand and image was destroyed by Bush, who did NOT fight back at the willing media or his democrat detractors.
No Republican could have won that election. Least of all the most extreme conservatives.
“If this isn’t changed next time, we will have lost a good many political activists who are mad.”
So do you think this is the first time we have “a good many political activists who are mad” because they didn’t win?
All this McCain bashing may get some anger out. FR is NOT a reflection of American voters.
The GOP/conservative brand and image was destroyed by Bush, who did NOT fight back at the willing media or his democrat detractors.
No Republican could have won that election. Least of all the most extreme conservatives.