| It seemed like such a good idea at the time. The Republican primaries in 2012 would be their own version of Obama vs. Clinton, prompting excited conservatives to register to vote in droves, donate early and often to the candidates, and keep the attention solely focused on the GOP's message instead of the White House's bully pulpit. But only two years after deliberately retooling their primary rules to encourage a lengthier fight, Republican politicians are struggling to remember just what on earth they were thinking.
"You're running against an incumbent president who will not have a primary, so your idea is make ours longer so we can beat each other up longer?" New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) complained to FOX News last week, calling the new rules "the dumbest idea anyone ever had." |
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