This article is a great example of generals re-fighting the last war.
The author seems to think this is an ordinary election cycle, but the ground has shifted.
Maybe the GOPe will somehow succeed in dragging Bush’s sorry ass across the finish line as the nominee.
But he has no chance of winning the presidency, because the base’s hatred of him grows exponentially every time he opens his mouth. And he cannot win without the base.
And he cannot win without the base.
He said before this all started that his plan was to win without the base.