This election has me CONVINCED that conservatives can only win next time if they run a candidate of color (black or brown) who will garner the votes of the dimwits who vote solely on skin color and social background.
-Herman Cain was an option (and I think he should have stayed in the race, just like Slick Willie stayed in the WH after being impeached for his sex escapades)
-Rubio seems too white to garner hispanic vote, but is a good start.
He was well on the way to get MY vote; but his sin, while similar to Clinton's, was performed while wearing the label of REPUBLICAN; so that would have insured a thorough Borking of him.
About the only republican on the scene today that could win with the dumwits is Dennis Miller. He is hip, cool, quick on his feet, articulate, is great with the late night crowd, kinda looks Hispanic and can jive talk. But can he govern? Who really cares?
As your tagline suggests - it takes one American Idol to beat another.
As for open primaries, the republicans love the idea as it tends to moderate the field. Our primary problem this year was that we had too many conservative candidates to choose from, and we kept whittling them down till only Romney was left.
I am sad for Romney that he lost. He may not be a conservative, but he is a good person with sterling character. I would rather have a man like that as president than a shallow conservative who just mouths the cliches.
To me, that is our biggest problem as a country; we don’t value honesty, decency, and goodness. We are sliding to Gomorrah.