I agree.
Every so often things reach a point where the establishment candidate gets overwhelmed by the popular sentiment.
Case in point is the nomination of Reagan in 1980.
Now we don’t have another Reagan out there, but the movement groundswell is definitely present. It just needs to consolidate behind a single candidate and do so quickly.
The only way Jeb wins the nomination is if conservatives do a circular firing squad with three or four acceptable Conservative candidates in the mix. If that happens, we only have ourselves to blame ...
... operate the primaries as usual.
I'm mentally prepared for it now, which I most certainly WASN'T when McCain actually got the nomination in '08. In 2007, I'd have said anyone who thought it possible was insane.
In 2014, I'm saying that anyone who thinks it likely that Business As Usual will dominate the GOP primaries, where liberal north-eastern states do the weeding-out, will give America in 2016 another Romney-like "Republican," is very sane indeed.
Prepare for action, is all I'm sayin'. I hope I'm wrong and the GOP nominates a TEA type limited government conservative, but ... I don't think so.
I'm looking ahead figuring that in 2016, we're going to be in a familiar pickle. The GOPe will force a third party split, and it's best to start now figuring out how we might use it to advantage for the advance of limited government conservatism.
Oh yeah we do. See post 25.
You may count on it. Nothing's changed since the last primaries.
Another article tonight on F.R. said that Romney is considering running.