That was a pretty tall order, Romney has dominated and shaped the primaries for 7 years, spending 50 million dollars of his own many when needed, combining that with the power of the combined efforts of the GOP leadership, the Democrat party, and the media, supporting his fight against the conservatives, and you have a challenge that was just too big.
A challenge too big? Wasn’t it conservatives who led that top to bottom butt kicking of the Democrats in 2010 when Republicans won back the House and were winning state and local elections? I realize those were congressional elections with a much lower turnout but the establishment wasn’t responsible for that awesome night back in November of 2010. With all due respect, I’m getting tired of this excuse that conservatives can’t topple the establishment. Conservatives are the only thing keeping the GOP afloat and yet they act as if they’re powerless.