“Why is there a desire on the part of some (18 as best I can tell) to DESTROY CONSERVATISM just to get a liberal in the White House with an “R” after his name?”
Because the loss of 2006 was devastating to some and the rush for ‘anybody but hillary’ is based on hysteria, and not logic.
As I have posted here several times, the last time the ‘Rats nominated a nonincumbent who was the “clear frontrunner” and that person actually went on to win the presidency was 115 years ago.