[al baby]

And a lot of freepers pouted and stayed home

[West Texas Chuck]

And you don’t hear anybody bragging about that now.

Nothing but crickets.

[bert]

Pouted, then patted themselves on their principled back and stayed home

[Leaning Right]

And a lot of freepers pouted and stayed home

Here's the bottom line.

Most liberals will hold their noses on presidential election day and vote Democrat, even though their favorite Democrat was not nominated. Republicans are less likely to do so.

This implies that Republicans are more principled. It also implies that, combined with media bias and open immigration, it will be difficult for a Republican to win a national election ever again.

[Axenolith]

Serendipity. If we HAD won, the avalanch of gun control measures after Sandy Hook would have handily passed with Romney at the wheel...

As it is, we need to hit rock bottom before any recovery in the Republic occurs.