[ansel12]

In making these 2008 vs. 2012 comparisons, what gets me is that McCain had just about EVERYTHING going against him... an electorate absolutely sick of Bush and the GOP brand, a massive virtually-unprecedented economic collapse, and the tide-of-history wave promoting the first black president, further imprinted by the media as the epitome of ‘coolness.’ Romney, by comparison, actually had many things going for him; so much ammo to use... a wretched economy, high unemployment, Obama’s bowing-to-enemies foreign policy, outrageous scandals involving government malfeasance (Solyndra, etc.) or a hundred murdered Mexicans (Fast and Furious), the US losing its triple-A rating, etc., etc.,

I mean, good grief! Romney had so many more advantages! Yet to come out with either less or virtually the same number of votes as McCain?

Exactly, and it worries me tremendously that the Romney crowd isn't shamed, or embarrassed, or humbled, they are merely marching on, determined to find the next Romney.

[RobbyS]

The Rockefeller republicans have dominated the party since Eisenhower, except for Goldwater and Reagan. Even Reagan was unable to restrain the growth of government. It became obvious when they joined in the discrediting of Palin and in their resentment of the Tea Party Movement. They will never give up their control of the Presidential nomination. That is, unless we can find candidates who will take them on.