re: #55 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

GOP’s in a serious bind. Romney’s the guy they’d rather run, as he holds an actual chance of being a challenge for Obama in the general election. But there’s that nagging fear in the back of their minds that the Tea Party may “go rogue” and even establish a third-party run if one of their own isn’t at the top of the ticket.

Clowns to the left, jokers to the right…

Romney is probably one of their best shots for challenging Obama. He’s DEFINITELY one of their best shots for having a good, stimulating campaign in which they effectively promote a GOP platform a normal person might want to vote for—if not this time, then next time.

However, there’s an element in town that objects to that, and they have a lot of yelling power.

Right now, I think that even if they run Romney and all goes well, Obama takes a second term.

If they run a lunatic like Bachmann, or if the Tea Party comes up with a third party campaign, it’s just going to be painful all around.