Usually I have a feel for which way things are going. Not this time.I don’t have a clue who will be where polling-wise in six months. Not a clue!
In 2000 our hierarchy gave us Bush junior but remember who he was running against: McCain and Alan Keyes. This is the only win attributable to GOP leadership.
In 2008, they gave us McCain. Romney, Huckabee and Ron Paul were our only other top choices. Fred Thompson, Alan Keyes, Duncan Hunter and Rudy all dropped out early.
In 2012, they gave us Romney. Rick Santorum, Newt and Ron Paul were there but didn’t have the support or ability to run a national campaign.
Today? We really do have more candidates who are all capable and electable. The question is what kind of organization they have, how much money they can raise and how well they can get the base behind them.