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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.

Do you really think candidates should endure the level of attack that Palin did?

Yes, they quit. They saw the writing on the wall; saw we conservatives would not stand with them, and chose to not sacrifice themselves for those who would sit silently and watch them and their families be publicly lynched.

Yes, pundits can have their opinions. They are also responsible for the reactions to those opinions. They demanded a RINO and got one. But they cannot coerce people to vote. And they wer etold loud and clear after 2008 "NO MORE".

But you seem to not hold them to account for ignoring the will of the conservative voter; you only criticize the conservative voter for having the courage to vote his or her convictions.

Sounds like the Republicans want a voter plantation like the Democrats have, but are trying to use the fear of "greater evil" rather than "lost entitlements" to keep them in line.