[so_real]

Meaning, If Cain gets out and Bachmann is out and Palin is not in. I really don’t have a horse in the race to pull for.

You've stumbled upon the GOP's game plan. If they can marginalize the Tea Party candidates, or convince them not to run, their man sits in the Whitehouse; Obama has defeated himself. He will not win in 2012. The GOP prefers to have one of their own replace him. And if they can remove our horses from the race, they figure we'll get our collective "ass in line" and support their man. Many here on FR would do just that ... and chastise those who resist doing so. Mark my words, there will be a whole lot of "wasting your vote" and "handing a vote to Obama" tripe thrown around on this forum in the election to come.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Translate what you just said. Who do you think is the GOP's man they want in the WH?

What we just witnessed Monday night was a Tea Party candidate (Bachmann) team up with Romney and attack another fellow Tea Party candidate so just who is the GOP wanting?

[Mozilla]

“Obama has defeated himself. He will not win in 2012. The GOP prefers to have one of their own replace him.”

Right. They would be happier with a establishment candidate to win. Obama is so bad he will not win re-election.

“And if they can remove our horses from the race, they figure we’ll get our collective “ass in line” and support their man.”

That is true too. It would be just about what would have happened if McCain had won. So nothing would have changed.