[sam_paine]

If it was "always about Ohio," then the GOP would have been better off blowing its collective brains out than nominating a guy whose public stance against the auto industry bailout made him such an easy target for the Democrats.

So how do we get that nominee? Who would it have been?

Certainly none of the flawed ne'er-do-wells that ran in the GOP primary.

Who is the silver-tongued conservative businessman or governor that would've wooed unionistas in Ohio, or Virginia federal bureaucrats?

Clint Eastwood? John Sununu? Rush Limbaugh?

[TomGuy]

So how do we get that nominee? Who would it have been?

Certainly none of the flawed ne'er-do-wells that ran in the GOP primary.

Who is the silver-tongued conservative businessman or governor that would've wooed unionistas in Ohio, or Virginia federal bureaucrats?

Clint Eastwood? John Sununu? Rush Limbaugh?

Krauthhammer basically admitted last night that the GOP are going to have to turn away from the OLD GOP and go with the younger GOP talent in the future.

Quite an admission, since he is one of the elites who has helped hoist the 'it is his turn' guys on the electorate for years.

[Carriage Hill]

We don’t have such a candidate on the horizon, yet. We have no “bench”, anymore. We’re over, for a couple of years, anyway. I’m up on a ledge this morning; nice view from here, though...

[PMAS]

There is a very strong group of conservatives coming around in 2016, like Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, Bobby Jindal,
Bob McDonnell, Jeb Bush (just kidding) and many other strong republican Governors.

This election was never going to be easy, especially with a complicit media not reporting on any that would make 0bama look bad.

First thing to do is heavily support voter ID laws in your states, this is where all of the fraud happens - if we don’t then elections will never matter again.

[Thebaddog]

Ohio is as corrupt as Cook County. Don’t ever look to that state for a close win. Work around it.

[arderkrag]

The rest of the field was not “ne’er-do-wells”, ROMNEY WAS! And people fell for his used car salesman gimmick. The whole argument that he was the least flawed and therefore the most electable is a perfect example of a self-unfulfilling prophecy.

[luvbach1]

Who is the silver-tongued conservative businessman or governor that would've wooed unionistas in Ohio, or Virginia federal bureaucrats?

IMO, Ronald Reagan would have lost to 0bumble in 2012.