It’s people like you who have brought us these s***** candidates.
The GOP had annointed both Dole and McCain well in advance because these guys were the old guard, it was “their turn,” and that was that. Probably any one of the others, had they had that level of support, could have run and possibly even succeeded. You fail to mention that neither one of the GOP’s golden boys was elected.
Somebody gets nominated, but for once, couldn’t it be somebody who wasn’t (a) destined for failure (because the GOP really doesn’t think Romney can win, but heck, he can proabably pay for his own campaign) or (b) who would really offer a vision for which Americans could cast an honorable vote?
The GOP had annointed both Dole and McCain well in advance because these guys were the old guard, it was “their turn,” and that was that.
Here's the funny thing: in 1980, it was Reagan's "turn" and that was that. He was the guy who came in second last time.
You fail to mention that neither one of the GOP’s golden boys was elected.
Kind of hard to read what I wrote and say that I failed to mention that Dole and McCain lost. My point was that just about any Republican would have lost in 1996 or 2008. From that you conclude that I thought or said that Dole or McCain had won?
Probably any one of the others, had they had that level of support, could have run and possibly even succeeded.
So you would have been happy with Romney or Huckabee or Giuliani in 2008? Or do you think Keyes or Hunter or Tancredo could have won if the party had backed them? Seriously?
It might make some sense to nominate an ideological purist as a statement of principle, but pretending one could win is sheer self-deception.