[Cowboy Bob]

The setup contrasts sharply with past Republican presidential bids, which were divided between official campaigns and the national committee. Veterans of George W. Bush’s 2004 effort — regarded as a model for how reelection campaigns should function — recall isolated instances of tension with the RNC.

But this perfect model failed in 2008 and 2012...

[personalaccts]

It failed due to the pansies they had at the top of the ticket