[Servant of the Cross]

I certainly would have preferred Brannon to Tillis, but I don't think that's the point here.

I believe that the DNC would have recruited a libertarian to run even if Brannon had won the primary.

[JRandomFreeper]

Would it matter if the GOP candidate was a strong conservative?

You can blame the 3rd party, but you still have to win the vote. If you can't do that, your candidate was unelectable.

/johnny