“who are WE going to nominate? “
It will be Bush, Santorum, Romney or Ryan. They are next.
Romney? Not gonna happen.
Bush? Good guy...too much baggage.
Santorum? I like him, but he will be demonized in the primaries.
Ryan? Maybe, but he has been associated with a failed campaign.
My money is on someone who is a governor now, who has some (but not too much) name recognition, and whose state has been a financial success.
If we are smart we will know that he/she is strong conservative candidate and not be put off by the stuff the left will trot out to split up the party.
Think about Obama...we knew he was a raving leftist, the other raving leftists knew he was one of their own, only the LIVs believed the media line that he was a uniting centrist.
We need the same thing in reverse.