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I hope you’re not under the illusion that what we say here actually has any bearing on the outcome of the primaries.

The truth, I fear, is that informed FReepers are 0.003% of the voters. The vast majority of them are semi-brainwashed idiots who have grown up under public education and think that because Mitt Romney looks Presidential (if you don’t look too hard) he would make a good President. End of discussion. Throw anything else in their direction, and it’s just noise.

Yes... I’m feeling down after yesterday. It’s distressing. Hell, I think I even remember some Republican politician coming on Fox yesterday and exclaiming how great it was to have open primaries because it showed people what a “big tent” we have.

I hope you’re not under the illusion that what we say here actually has any bearing on the outcome of the primaries.

I do believe that the overall tone of places like Free Republic do combine to contribute to the overall public perception. If we didn't believe this at all, we wouldn't be here discussing the best policies to adopt, the best candidates to support. I do believe that party players do frequent places like F. R., to study what the rank and file are thinking. In that, we contribute to the overall cover given to candidates to do what they do.

Romeny has the suport of the media^e, the GOP^e, and moderates. Those are not well represented here. With the exception of him, I do find it interesting that the dynamics of people who are up and down this primary season, have almost identically mirrored majority opinion here. That isn't a coincindence IMO.

The truth, I fear, is that informed FReepers are 0.003% of the voters. The vast majority of them are semi-brainwashed idiots who have grown up under public education and think that because Mitt Romney looks Presidential (if you don’t look too hard) he would make a good President. End of discussion. Throw anything else in their direction, and it’s just noise.

I'm not convinced you're wrong, but then the rumble on F.R. has rather closely mirrored the support that candidates have received. With the exception of some groups that formed to go postal in support of a couple of people, the rank and file here have been farily astute at seeing problems and advocating for various individuals.

Many folks here gave cover to those who wanted to destroy Rick Santorum in Michigan. Guess what happened. What would have been the case if everyone here had said they wouldn't support someone going after Santorum like that? Well, we'll never know.

Yes... I’m feeling down after yesterday. It’s distressing. Hell, I think I even remember some Republican politician coming on Fox yesterday and exclaiming how great it was to have open primaries because it showed people what a “big tent” we have.

I sure do agree with you there. Imagine a church saying, "I think we need to let non-believers in to help us chose our leaders." We're basically doing the same thing. My state just opened up the primaries. The Republican party didn't loft a whimper in objection. This didn't surprise me. It merely confirmed how bad the party has gotten.

The Republican party is no longer our friend. And if you look back on it, they never were. Reagan wasn't the party leadership's pick, and they have done their best to destroy our best ever since. It's time to move on down the road to a party that truly shares our values.