[PSYCHO-FREEP]

You speak of “they”, as if it some evil, secret society in control of the GOP, who dictate the course of all elections.

Reality is hard for some to swallow, that truthfully, the electorate is the problem, not some small group like you proclaim.

The problem in ‘08 was, too many hard-core, do-or-die, fall-on-their-words, fringe populists who refused to bend on even the smallest of issues. The result was a highly fragmented conservative base, spread widely over several candidates. That is how the moderates and independents managed to elect McCain in the primaries. McCain could never have won with the percentage of votes he received with out that fragmented base scattered all about.

The same thing is about to happen this time around. Yet this insane notion that the rest of the voting public would not dare go against the 20% fringe, so angrily demanding their way, or else!, continues on without a second thought.

[RegulatorCountry]

Oooh, breaking out the “fringe” this early, are we?

“Nativist xenophobe” and “you just hate brown people” can’t be far behind.

Such a winning strategy.

[spodefly]

You speak of “they”, as if it some evil, secret society in control of the GOP, who dictate the course of all elections.

They "they" I speak of are the insider Republicans who would (apparently) rather see a Democrat win than support a Conservative as happened in NY, or who always seem to push the "reach across the aisle" McCainaic candidate. I know the "conservative" base is fragmented in many ways and this doesn't help against Democrats who basically have abortion and 'YES to everything government' as the main planks.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

[Diogenesis]

The problem in 2008 was the Team Romney attacked Gov. Palin
AND HER CHILDREN on the eve of the election.

Mitt RomneyCARE (D, Shapeshifter): "I'm not running as the Republican view or a continuation of Republican values.
That's not what brings me to the race.
(Backstabber Romney Video, accessed 9/19/07)

"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party
 over to the traitors in the battle just ended.
We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged
 to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support.
Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates
wouldn’t make any sense at all.""
--  President Ronald Reagan

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Romney (Carpetbagger shapeshifter, D, RINO): ”I'm very clear I think, to the people across the Commonwealth
my "R" didn't stand so much for Republican as it does for reform."
(Flip-flop chameleon artiste and Mitt RomneyCARE
Video, accessed 9/19/07)

"A political party cannot be all things to all people.
It must represent certain fundamental beliefs
 which must not be compromised to political expediency
or simply to swell its numbers."
--  President Ronald Reagan