[5thGenTexan]

Are you saying that we were not allowed to vote for the more conservative candidate?

Yes, I am saying that I did not have any choices in the Tezxas primary.

I don't remember Newt or Santorum being run out of the race. I don't remember Bachmann being run out of the race.

You don't remember the Republican Establishment attacking Bachmann? You don't remember Cain being run out? You don't remember Perry being run out?

You don't remember all the pundits parroting the "electability" shtick against whoever was in the lead until Romney was all that was left?

[MeOnTheBeach]

You don't remember the Republican Establishment attacking Bachmann? You don't remember Cain being run out? You don't remember Perry being run out?

You don't remember all the pundits parroting the "electability" shtick against whoever was in the lead until Romney was all that was left?

What I'm getting from this conversation, is that the rest the candidates couldn't handle any criticism. No one was "run out". They quit.

The pundits shouldn't have given their opinion? They are citizens and are paid to give their opinions. It's up to the candidate to answer criticism.

IMO, Rich Perry is an awesome governor. I loved what he told the UN observers. But he has a public image problem. And he totally lost it in the primary debates.

And...sending your preacher out to say that 6 or 7 million of your own voting base is part of a cult and going to hell was just pure stupid. Especially when you're going to need their vote in the general election.

You need to remember something, those people have family, they have neighbors, they have friends, and work colleagues. Not to mention people that just don't like hearing another group getting berated.

So, if the candidate gets up and insults a group of people like Perry's campaign did, that has an effect on everyone that group has contact with.