[LibsRJerks]

He’ll win in NY and CA, so what? He won’t in the general

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This is the money quote. It’s the fact that the GOP-E refuses to recognize. Either that, or they know full well what they’re doing and know damn well they’ve propped up another loser.

[Hildy]

Why on earth do you think Rick Santorum can win in the general election? It is mi d boggling to me that most here believe that when you are so clearly in the minority.

[parksstp]

Oh the GOP-e recognizes. They expect, however, that all the traditional Republican states in the South will fall in line will support Romney in the General over Obama, so in their opinions, Romney could get blown out 99-1% in a place like LA, and they still wouldn’t care because at the end of the day, the expect GOP voters to support Romney.

This is why voting for Romney is a dangerous proposition in the General. It will give the GOP-e only more fuel for shoving RINOs and Moderates down our throats.

The nominating contest needs to be tilted in the following ways: Make the Traditional Republican states WTA and the Moderate/Liberal states proportional based on the Statewide vote, not CD. You do that, a conservative might actually win the nominating contest.

[Antoninus]

This is the money quote. It’s the fact that the GOP-E refuses to recognize. Either that, or they know full well what they’re doing and know damn well they’ve propped up another loser.

I believe that many in the Republican establishment would prefer to have Obama in there than a conservative like Rick Santorum. Of course, they won't say this publicly.

Contrast this with Santorum's comment that if Romney is the nominee, we may has well just re-elect Obama. At least Santorum actually thinks a conservative would be better for America.

Romney is no conservative and needs to be defeated.

[MasterGunner01]

The GOP-ee RINO elite establishment knows that Romney is a loser. They don't care. They want to stick it to the Tea Party and conservatives in general for getting “uppity” and not following the script. Romney was supposed to have had his coronation as the POTUS candidate by now.

Romney is a sacrificial goat for the Obama campaign. The GOP-ee is focusing on winning the Senate and keeping the House so they control the money and committee chairmanships.

Yo, dipsticks! What if Romney sucks so bad in the primaries that he totally bombs out in the general and takes down the tiers below — as in a landslide defeat? Such blowouts have consequences, but that could NEVER happen? Right. Got it.