[FreeAtlanta]

At some point, you are hurting Republicans and Conservatives and the nation you love (i.e. John McCain) and if you really love America and conservatism, you take one for the team and step aside.

There must be a lot of some type of reward for all these nochancers to join. It almost makes you wonder if they are paid by some Soros group.

[Alberta's Child]

The "reward" for all of these third-rate candidates is obvious. They get face time and the ability to raise money for their campaigns, which they then parlay into book/TV deals and other Beltway employment opportunities. It's basically just a well-crafted strategy to avoid the need to ever go out and get a real job.

Newt Gingrich perfected this career path.