Not nominating someone like that sleazeball Juan McLame would have helped.
But it was HIS turn. Just like it was Dole's in 1996. And Dubya's in 2000. That's the way the GOPe has worked for close to a century.
With the exception of 1980 and 2016, of course, when a couple REAL men stepped forward and stepped on a lot of GOPe toes. Heck, they almost showed the world that the Elephant wasn't just another Donkey in disguise.