In 2008 John McCain won in the Presidential primaries because the moderates in the GOP united behind him, while the conservatives splintered their support between several candidates.
In 2012, Mitt Romney took on irresistable momentum in the primaries because he fought hard for the nomination, had the support of nearly all of the moderates (once Huntsman realized that his candidacy was a joke), and his conservative opposition was splintered the same way McCain's had been in 2008.
Now I read this from Jim Geraghty of NRO's Morning Jolt (edited only for foorm, not content):
"It's going to be nearly impossible to knock out Lindsey Graham in South Carolina as long as he's taking on three conservative challengers (Lee Bright, Richard Cash, and Nancy Mace) instead of one.
Are we trying to take the Republican's old "Stupid Party" mantle upon our own shoulders?
I'm tired of watching the conservatives in this country being out-thought as well as out-fought.
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