[Zeddicus]

To this day, I still don't understand how or why Romney got to be the nominee in the first place.

The gun-grabbing architect of the blueprint for Obamacare, who lost to the guy who lost to Obama the last time? Are you kidding me?!

I'm sorry, the Republican Party, and this entire country, is hopelessly lost. We're officially at the "brace for impact" stage of things now, and nothing is going to stop it.

[Holly_P]

To this day, I still don't understand how or why Romney got to be the nominee in the first place.

He ran against about a half dozen opponents, who were all, far more conservative than he was and the G.O.P.e. backed him. The Grand Old Party elite will do it again in 2016.

[bgill]

To this day, I still don't understand how or why Romney got to be the nominee in the first place.

I'm guessing I won't get flamed anymore saying the fix was in. The GOP wasn't going to have any other candidate but him since '08 or before. They meant to lose both these elections. Don't think for a moment it was the RATs who whittled down the conservative candidates and caused them to drop out of the primary race. No, the GOP did that. We haven't had a two party system since at least the middle of W's time and probably since BJ. They're all in bed together.

[boomop1]

The a country loves a circus and have put their marbles on a clown who will cook us like a frog, it is so warm and comfortable until it's over.

[A Strict Constructionist]

“To this day, I still don’t understand how or why Romney got to be the nominee in the first place.”

OLIGARCHY, pure and simple..........