[LS]

Regrettably I agree. Had she gone a more traditional route of building some official ground game and establishing a presence---rather than relying on "election by acclamation" (something that didn't even work for Douglas MacArthur!) she would now be in position to be the anti-Romney.

I counted on the GOP main candidates to see that their best chance to win the nomination was to surpass the other in criticism of OBAMA, but instead, like fools, they took the media bait and attacked each other. Rather than elevating themselves, they only eroded the support for other viable candidates.

I do think it is possible, but not likely, that if Paul wins IA, Palin could say, "This just isn't acceptable" and jump in. This would temporarily coalesce the conservatives around her (the way others have temporarily had the base coalesce around them) until each of the other candidates began the circular firing squad and eroded her numbers. But it would be interesting.

[who knows what evil?]

I counted on the GOP main candidates to see that their best chance to win the nomination was to surpass the other in criticism of OBAMA, but instead, like fools, they took the media bait and attacked each other.

Amen. When our own candidates are cowed by political correctness and the RNC; you KNOW we are in real trouble.

[tpmintx]

something that didn't even work for Douglas MacArthur!

The unwritten history of MacArthur's run (1952) is that Senator Taft was about to throw his delegates to MacArthur after the first ballot, giving him the win. However the first ballot was re-engineered in Eisenhower's favor by one "Tricky Dick" Nixon with his unfair "Fair-Play" machinations.

The New-England liberal wing of the Republican Party, just like the Dimm's are not at all above stealing things.

In fact, this is the ONLY thing working in the Mitt-ster's favor in my mind. He can at least meet the Dimm's on their level.