Quote Originally Posted by bryjcom View Post
Does anyone find it weird that you have one of the biggest conservative uprisings in recent history, with the uprising of the Tea Party, Campaign for Liberty, Freedom Works, and a whole host of other conservative organizations, and yet the most progressive republican candidate gets the nomination?


Is that just a co-inky dink or is this whole thing by design?
For a Republican to win, he/she needs to capture enough of the political middle to get a majority. An extremely conservative Republican won't be as attractive to that middle as a more progressive one will be.