[Longbow1969]

The Party Elders didn’t listen to the people about problems Maes had and pushed him anyway. The more people learned about him, the more didn’t like him.

Wait, who is really at fault here for Dan Maes having won the nomination? I thought McInnis was the establishment "party elders" candidate and Maes was the Tea Party backed candidate?

Wasn't this a case of the establishment candidate being horribly flawed (plagiarism charges) AND the Tea Party backed candidate being downright awful as well?

Either way, as much as I hate 3rd party voting, in this particular case there is no other option than to vote Tancredo.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

I think you are correct. Shouldn’t type without thinking.

[SeattleBruce]

“Wasn’t this a case of the establishment candidate being horribly flawed (plagiarism charges) AND the Tea Party backed candidate being downright awful as well?”

This is my interpretation as well. Not enough due diligence on Maes, or perhaps the Tea Partiers could have supported a stronger candidate and all this would be a moot conversation.