“Donnelly won six years ago only because of a stupid opponent who stepped squarely into the abortion and rape exception cowpie like Todd Aiken in Missouri.”
And “made it possible” for Claire McCaskill to win a Senate seat for 6 years! And we talk about the “Loony Left!” When I see some of these human crap sandwiches the GOP serves up as candidates, I wonder how it survives as a Party. Akin, Judge Roy Moore, the list is far too long.
We are handicapped because conservatism's best and brightest are business owners and professionals whose #1 priority in life is not gaining political office - unless it is to advance some economic interest of their own or their industry's. And those high IQ narcissistic sociopaths who actually enjoy the process are going to gravitate toward running as Democrats, since the ego rewards of handing out free stuff are so much higher.
We often end up with charisma-challenged cultural conservatives instead of quick-witted attack dogs...which is why Trump was such a breath of fresh air.