C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
Jake, why am I not surprised you aren't manning up about leading the party off the cliff.
The GOP SHOULD Have won the presidency. They should have taken the senate.
But they listened to you and your sort and they didn't. Romney led them all right off the cliff.
Consider the possibility that Romney was as much a victim of the radical fiscal and social right as the Party in general
Yes, Romney was a poor candidate from a number of standpoints, but his chances might have been better if hed not been forced to pander to the rightist fringe during the primaries, then reverse course during the election proper.
This was a collective fail by Team GOP.
You see, I don't buy that.
I think Romney's failure was nearly all of his own.
The thing is, by all math, the REpublicans should have done very well this year. 8% unemployment, $4.00 gas, we threw Carter out on his ass for a lot less.
I think a sincere conservative like Mitch Daniels would have done very well.
Romney's problem, by Jake's own admission, was that he was a liar.
Fair enough
But it would be a big mistake by the GOP to not take measures to kick the radical right to the curb.