[brownsfan]

I’m confused. All the posts here scream that we don’t get a say... that it’s jammed down our throat, etc.

Isn’t a primary an election? Are there not votes being tallied?

Is it possible that conservatives have become a minority?

[Osage Orange]

Well.....ummmm. Considering there are plenty of Conservatives in Oklahoma, Texas, Alaska, Virginia, Alabama, etc..etc.. The process...eliminates us. Because of the way the Primaries are set up.

It's a rigged system....

[joe212]

Is it possible that conservatives have become a minority?

No, that is not the case. Conservatives are a majority. But conservative candidates all proved to be poor at the job of being presidential candidates. All of them - Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Gingrich, Santorum.

On the other hand, Romney and Paul are both very competent at the job as a presidential candidate. In presidential primary (as elsewhere) competence trumps incompetence.

Here are some areas where Romney is beating his opponents hands down:

- deliberate planning of the presidential run (6 years by now)
- building a network of supporters
- helping GOP candidates win elections (Nikki Haley, Kelly Ayotte) whose endorsements helped
- diligent and successful fundraiser
- disciplined debater
- hired competent campaign team
- only candidate with a strategy to beat his opponents in the primary

That's half of the victory, or more when your opponents are clueless about running a presidential campaign. Now, hypothetically, take away these assets / management skills from Romney and give them to an one the conservative candidates. We would have a lopsided win by the conservative candidate, and Romney with half of the Huntsman vote.