2 words. John McCain.
I was just gonna post a picture of Comrade Juan McNuts, but you beat me to the punch line.
There was no republican who was going to beat Obama and his billion dollar war chest with the media in his pocket and the economy tanking.
McCain was our best candidate against Obama and he did remarkably well.
The proof is that McCain ran well ahead of most congressional republicans.
Oh in case you did not notice, the republicans got slaughtered at every level, including state and local elections.
McCain was the best we had.