Dole & Romney were GOP choices... The GOP villainized Palin and then eliminated Herman Cain as a candidate because they knew both of them would at least attempt to change Washington, The GOP does want control, as long as our option is somebody they can control, but they dont want Washington changed any more than the libs do!
Cain was in it as a ‘conservative’ spoiler, and only brought down once he got too big for his britches. He plays the game, and he was playing.
Exactly so, except change GOP to GOPe.
There are a lot of areas where TEA Party-influenced real conservatives have made great strides in taking over the GOP.