[Marcella]

“That convention stunt agitated a lot of people and there were other ongoing issues with Romney.”

Yes, taking over the Republican Party for the liberals, throwing out the conservatives so they couldn't be elected as delegates in the future unless Romney approved, was a death blow to the party. Well, Romney lost and he thought he couldn't lose because he was the choice of the GOPe.

Whoever is the candidate in 2016, now has the power to dump delegates and choose his own, thanks to Romney with the national chairman, Boehner and Sununu stomping on the rules and forcing in their rules with a fake vote as the majority voted against adopting those rules.

It won't change - another Rino will be chosen by the GOPe next time.

[SaxxonWoods]

The conservative coalition is split.

Many years in the wilderness of liberalism will be the result.

The pro-life position (which I espouse) is not electable in this country. Fiscal sanity (which I espouse)is not electable either.

It all has to collapse before anything will change.

[cripplecreek]

Well, Romney lost and he thought he couldn't lose because he was the choice of the GOPe.

I'm reminded of what Ed Rollins said shortly before the convention when asked if Romney could win in the south considering the fact that he didn't win any southern primaries. Rollins laughed, and said he's their only choice.

And lets not forget that Romney could only pull off a tie in the Michigan primary after crushing McCain by nearly double digits in 08.