If she wasn’t willing to take the body blows this event illicites then its good she opted out. Id rather not have another Fred moment this time around. His mouth wrote checks he wasn’t able/willing to deliver on.
As for the rest its a sad showing for conservatism when this is all that could be mustered/showed up for the fight. Frankly, its not about DC anyway. Real change is going to come from outside of the Big Cesspool. No matter who goes to DC they need constant watching and thats where the teaparty comes in. We need to keep constant watch on them and make sure they know it.
Fred? Oh. Fred Thompson. Yeah, he was all Hollywood by that time. Went to a state fair and, instead of walking around pressing the flesh, he rode a golf cart and waved at the people as he cruised by them. Yeah, great campaigner that Fred.