[bubbacluck]

“Conservatism in the GOP doesn’t die with any particular candidate. Fred, as it turns out, was an incredibly poor vehicle to attach anything to. But that doesn’t mean that we are done. We will live to fight another campaign cycle and hopefully we will find somebody good next time, or, ideally, several good guys and let the best man win. Being right on the issues is not enough. You have to be able and willing to campaign. And Fred was NOT the man in that regard.”

I have a Fred 08 coffee mug. He was my candidate. His ideas were all good, are still good. He just didn't get out there and campaign. Sad.

[bigcat32]

“I have a Fred 08 coffee mug. He was my candidate. His ideas were all good, are still good. He just didn’t get out there and campaign. Sad.”

Fred had huge support at the time he announced his entry but his “laid back” style right out of the gate killed his chances. First impressions are meaningful.