[Paleo Conservative]

So, the only other issue is a better conservative losing in the primary to a lesser conservative. If that “better” conservative lost simply because the “lesser” conservative ran a better campaign, then I’d have to say that the “better” was not really “better.”

If the better lost the primary because he got in late, was a virtual unknown, or became ill, etc., then I’ll regret the Angle race. I do think she squandered an awful lot of time.

One serious problem is that Nevada does not have a primary runoff election. Angle only got about a 35% plurality in the primary to win it. In most states, she would have faced a runoff against the candidate with the second highest vote total. The runoff would have exposed Angle's weaknesses as a candidate. I'm pretty sure she would not have survived a runoff.

[mwl8787]

Either Lowden or Tarkanian should have gotten out of the way for the other. Let this lesson not be forgotten: Reid was able to procure the candidate he most wanted to run against, and he was ultimately correct.

Very disappointing aspect of this election cycle to see that corrupt, nasty bastard go back to DC.

At least he and Pelosi will be the face of the Democratic Party for 2012, which is a plus for us.

The union ground game is becoming more and more dangerous - witness Toomey’s close call in PA. This problem is not going away.

[muawiyah]

I think the onliest states wif those "primary run offs" are Souvrn' ~ it's a custom generally unknown in the Nawth.

It was developed back in the days when Southerners thought it useful to make sure that the Democrat candidate was a white man ~ women, blacks and Republicans were easily kept out of the primary/runoff system.

[Theodore R.]

No western state has a runoff. OK and TX are the closest states to NV with runoffs.