That’s fair. My greatest disappointment with Newt was in 2012, when I still had hopes he would knock out Romney. He came to our city and I got to meet him briefly, just one of the crowd, nothing special. I could see in his eyes - with utter clarity - he had no intention of winning. It was all theater.
You can really tell can’t you.
I know what you mean.
I’ve had a similar experience.
It was all theater.
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That’s the way our Presidential primaries have been for a long time.
Bush League Republicans decide on a nominee and get as many blockers into the race as necessary to ensure the outcome.
They needed extras in 2016 because Yeb! was such a bad candidate.