re: #35 makeitstop

But first, they’ll have to prove they are batshit crazy in order to get the nomination.

And therein lies the same problem that finished Romney off in 2012.

He had to jump far to the right just to get the nomination, then once he had it, in an attempt to appeal to a wider range of voters, he started moving towards the center. However, in doing so, he effectively alienated the crazies, some of whom voted for third party candidates or did not vote rather than vote for Romney.

It’s quite the paradox: Anyone will HAVE to be far right to win the GOP nomination, but there’s no way in hell a far right candidate can win the general.

How do you reconcile that? The GOP needs to figure out how to deal with this now in the early stages of the game. However, I suspect it will take another November drubbing before they finally wake up.