[estrogen]

I am tired of holding my nose when I vote. The establishment gave us a bad candidate yet again (think Bob Dole or John McCain)

I hope that 2016 enlightens people to ignore the establishment.

[Monty22002]

Unfortunately I can see another bad pick vs Hillary and Hillary walking with it. Say a Christie or a retread from last time, God forbid.

The problem last time was the messy and long primary and the infighting in the GOP. On FR it was a disaster with weekly switches of favorites and endless fights over who sucked the least.

At least next time the dems will have their infighting too, but I bet they rally around Hillary real quick and we end up ripping ourselves up again.

[Tenacious 1]

I am tired of holding my nose when I vote. The establishment gave us a bad candidate yet again (think Bob Dole or John McCain)

I hope that 2016 enlightens people to ignore the establishment.

I believe this is why so many stayed home. We tried this last year. This tactic to "teach the GOP a lesson" was lauded here on FR aggressively by many. It's what got Obama elected (IMO). So,... should we review what the establishment GOP learned from the 2012 election?

I believe it was our last best hope following the Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare. I don't think we'll ever get another chance to vote for a conservative. Given the demographics now and in the future, I don't see a republican winning another election until America is involved in another war. National Security is the only thing Americans would vote for Republicans on.

[Arrowhead1952]

I am tired of holding my nose when I vote.

You are not alone. I want the GOP to put a Conservative like Ted Cruz on the ballot, instead of McPain or Mittens. They both sucked in my books.