I’m not giving up, mind you. But looking at things objectively, any time a conservative (or at least more conservative than Romney) candidate takes the lead, he/she is immediately subjected to withering fire from the entire Republican establishment - and not a few Dems (which can only lead to one conclusion). IOW, it looks like the fix is in, same as in ‘08. I hope and pray to be wrong, and I will not give up until everyone but Romney is no longer standing.
Similar to a great many posters even here, on this site.
Others want someone pure, just like they see when they look in the mirror, except you will never see them shoot for any elected office. They only orate and pontificate as to the weaknesses shown by the candidate actually in the fray, helping dems do the personal destruction routine.
Then, we have left what, some low life warmed over squishy mouthed pol, who is declared by the media and their stooges on the right as "the only one electable in this environment", and this phrase is parroted as the gospel by none other than the very voters who the media has pulled the wool over the eyes of.
Hell, the entire flock.