No question about it. Should the current lot deadlock at the convention (not a bad outcome), DeMint should be nominated. It would electrify the convention, the party, the ‘tea party’, the nation. The media and ‘world opinion’ would go into a tissy, then we’d have the “Epic Confrontation” with the Statists that is needed. Most of the current candidates know the need for an “Epic Confrontation”, but aren’t going to be able to provide it or have some huge distracting defect. Not DeMint – as close to pure as gold as we’re going to find with failable human beings.
He clearly has not wanted to be distracted from the goal of recruiting another class of true ‘llook ‘em in the eye without blinking’ conservatives for the GOP primaries. But that job will be done by the convention or before. He will not run for re-election to the Senate – he’s made it clear.
Here’s to a deadlocked convention, and a DeMint nomination.

DeMint was one of my preferred candidates…

You’d need to tack on a socially conservative, hard-line hawk as his VP though… Santorum would fit that bill….

I like Santorum in everything but the big government solution side of things.

As I mentioned in the previous comment, I wish Paul Ryan would run as well. Either DeMint or Ryan would bring serious gravitas to the Republican Ticket.

I’d like a true rising star on the ticket, like Rubio or one of our lady guvs, like Susana Martinez of New Mexico. Not only would it start to showcase the openness of the Conservative movement, but it would also help the base get truly enthused again.