You tell me, are there still conservatives there or is everyone either a RINO or a libertarian douchebag?
“are there still conservatives there ? (New Hampshire)”
here is the problem with NH:
if the first primary were held in another state ... all candidates would be starting from scratch to build their organization. Not so in NH. There is a permanent RINO org in place for the sole purpose of dominating the NH primary and receiving the resulting spoils from the national GOP. the same org that backed ROmney is still in place and geared up for the 2015 campaign.
Likewise with the Paulinistas. A large grassroots org exists.
Not so with the conservative alternatives. They would be starting from scratch to build their team. Not good.
Cruz should still compete and finish 3rd ... otherwise it opens the door for somebody else.
Yes, there are conservatives in NH that normally would vote Cruz, but they have been co-opted into one of the other 2 groups ... the strong organizations suck up the random conservative voters. Strong campaigns do well, poor campaigns do poorly.
Again, if CRUZ boycotts NH and ME, could somebody rationally support him there?