Presidential Elections 2012

[water dog]

"As it appears that Mitt Romney is going to lose tonight I want to nip this in the bud - to those on the far right: Mitt Romney did not lose because he was not conservative enough. He lost because you forced him to run to the right of Barry Goldwater in a primary where to suggest any kind of compromise was considered treason, making his lurch back to the center awkward and painfully transparent. If the electorate is basically a bell curve, how does an extreme candidate on either side make any sense? If the GOP wants to be taken seriously again, it's time to put on the big boy pants and actually give governing a shot. And SO HELP ME, if you nominate Santorum in 2016..."

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