It was a sincere question, who did the three term Governor who came in second in the 2008 primary, keep from becoming the conservative president?
“It was a sincere question, who did the three term Governor who came in second in the 2008 primary, keep from becoming the conservative president?”
The practical choices presented to conservatives in 2008 was one of the lesser of two evils....Romney vs McCain. Having had first hand personal experience with the later, I was convinced Romney stood a better chance.
I can understand choosing to register a protest vote so I do not blame such voters. To my chagrin I have done so on the state level in the past myself and had to live with the results.
Huckabee by any measure stayed in way past the time to gracefully bow out...IF he valued affecting results more than his own personal interests.
This is why I have great respect for true “movement conservatives” willing to step aside and endorse more electable conservatives when the hand writing is on the wall as far as their prospects.
Today’s context and choices are much different. Newt is in my opinion the better candidate to navigate the challenge ahead...where in order to beat Obama any GOP candidate must be able to overcome a sycophant media.