[Servant of the Cross]

Bill Buckley specifically used the phrase, "rightwardmost viable candidate", not electable.

We did have a couple of these available in 2012 and IMHO Newt was the best of those running. And like supporting Goldwater in 1964, it didn't necessarily mean that they would win in the general election, but neither would they run from the conservative cause.

[Servant of the Cross]

Not one of the rightward" candidates would have done better than Romney in the general election.

In a book (located at www.tokyorove.com), WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost ... Again, which is soon to be released, here is a fantastic "pull quote" to effectively demonstrate the difference .....

"Perhaps Newt would have swung and missed, but Mitt was out on called strikes."