During the primaries, many on this forum discussed and encouraged Republicans to go and vote for either Obama or Hillary, which ever one they thought would be the weakest candidate to run against the Republican nominee. Now it would seem the Republicans on this forum are crying foul, and want to change voting rules, as it may have BACK-FIRED on the Republicans, and the Democrats used the same strategy MAYBE.
Can't have it both ways gentlemen.
When this primary thing started I locked in on Paul, and hoped he would catch on, but figured he probably wouldn't. He simply was not flamboyant, and chrismatic. Instead he was honest and factual, and doggedly in support of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. He didn't promise things he couldn't produce, and he pointed out errors in government judgement. Of course this is not what the American people wanted to hear.
For a very brief time after McCain selected Palin I tried to tell myself and others that perhaps McCain had come to his senses and was going to go conservative. And then he began doing what he does best. Changing horses.
I believe we ended up with McCain due to a lack of consistency in American conservatives voting habits, and I use HABITS in the most literal sense.
I believe that Obama won, because most Democrats openly supported him, and some Republicans quietly did, along with a few Independents.
In my state Texas, McCain was going to win no doubt, yet I know folks here that are ultra conservative, and yet voted Obama. It really didn't matter, as McCain carried Texas anyway. They are so tired of the same ole, same ole, that they wanted something different. Hopefully Obama will be a one term president, and folks will be so fed up at the end of four years, they will get behind a candidate, that doesn't have to be shiny, just honest. JMO