[Windflier]

What will never end is how the Republicans/conservatives hammer away at people who are our people.

"Our people"? You have seriously missed the boat if you think Romney, McCain, and Dole are "our" people.

Don't you understand that they lost because they could not make the sale to conservatives? What is so hard to grasp about the fact that people will vote for someone who strongly reflects their values, and that they'll only give grudging and lukewarm support to those whose records prove they do not?

Give conservatives someone who fearlessly champions all we believe in, and that person will have support coming out of the woodwork.

[MrChips]

I suppose Goldwater thought so.

[Road Glide]

“Give conservatives someone who fearlessly champions all we believe in, and that person will have support coming out of the woodwork.”

With all due respect, why didn’t that work with Todd Akin and Missouri voters?

He was a candidate as conservative as you are likely to find anywhere. Someone who “fearlessly championed” everything YOU believe in.

So what happened to him?