[muawiyah]

It's part of a culture of distrust in the ranks of the Republican party in Tennessee. In most of the country the delegates will follow the dictates of the primaries or the caucuses ~ even if they personally don't care for the guy they are voting for.

In Tennessee that's not the case. You have about 3 major factions there, 2 of which have been around since the Civil War, and then a 3rd faction made up of former Democrats.

I don't even think you all think the same ~ fur shur you need to vote for your preference and for the delegates that agree with you.

That has not always been the case elsewhere in the country until recently. Our current RNC leadership seems to be made up of folks who imagine their personal biases should prevail irrespective of the preferences of the Republican voting base.

They are willing to hold to that belief even as the party goes down to bitter defeat against one of the weakest opponents we've ever faced.

[Mouton]

They are willing to hold to that belief even as the party goes down to bitter defeat TWICE against one of the weakest opponents we’ve ever faced.

Had to fix it, rest of comment is on the mark.

[Ingtar]

When I did not like the candidates in a primary, I used to select the delegates I trusted and not pay much attention to the primary candidates. Thus, in 2008, I voted for Huckabee, but mostly for Thompson delegates.