Yup. You nailed it — “albatross legacy” of the Republican party. AND IT EARNED ITS BAD IMAGE.
One of the excuses we all hear is that it’s the MSM that twists the truth and frames the GOP.
Yes, there is some of that. No question. What does the GOP do in response? What do they do to set the record straight and go on offense? Not one damn thing. They bend over and take it like a gay man.
People are not either completely stupid nor are they completely blind. But what person, of any political belief, is going to saddle up the weak horse? Not even liberals on DU are that stupid. ...OK, usually ;)
But in all seriousness, what book of strategy, warfare, self help or success in business ever advises that one side with failure? With WILLFUL failure?
The GOP shows it wants to lose every time it fields a Dole, a Romney, or any closeted Democrat. Then they get on TV and choke. They give interviews filled with empty words or assaults on their own.
WHAT FOOL WANTS TO JOIN THAT???
No one.
The Cheshires can scream all they want. I have been going at it with a leftover Romneybot for 2 days now and of course, all he has is the same tired crap we are sick to death of hearing. His whole thing is The Dem is worse.
People out there see two evils. They do not see greater and lesser. In that way they are miles ahead of some of us. Because with no dog in the fight they see with a clarity some of us do not.
As I have said in the past, at this point, there is no excuse for any of us here on FR. There are Conservatives and as Reagan said, there are those that need to go their own way. There are a whole bunch of replacements waiting for them in the wings.