I still believe that sumbitch lost on purpose in 2012.
The party establishment has been holding the GOP hostage for years. We know for certain that neither Willard nor McQueeg had any intention of using the “nuclear option” to win in 2008 or 2012. They only use THAT method against Conservatives. No, indeed, they were in the race to make sure no Conservative got the nomination, and hence, the election.
After all, we already know McQueeg himself was set to bolt the GOP in 2004 and wanted to run with Lurch as his VP. Lurch told him the Dem base wouldn’t stand for it. As it was, McQueeg wanted Lieberman as his running mate in 2008 and had to be told the same thing that the base wouldn’t stand for it.
They’re all Deep Staters, rotten and corrupt to the core. That’s why they hate Trump so much. The Bushes, too. It’s frightening to realize there have only been 3 individuals since the FDR era (post-1932) that were non-establishment nominees: Goldwater (’64), Reagan (’80/’84) and Trump.