In that case, MOST Conservatives DO NOT participate in the primaries.
Well, we still know the reason why we got Obama.
“In that case, MOST Conservatives DO NOT participate in the primaries.”
Conservatives participate plenty. But they don’t have the resources that the GOPe has.
Establishment candidates can outspend their conservative rivals and pretend to be conservative themselves. And the GOPe often uses negative campaigning against conservatives that is every bit as vile and dishonest as what the Democrats use.
All of this sways average Republican voters who don’t follow politics closely.