Several people have e-mailed to ask whether its members would commit suicide faced with a McCain-Huckabee ticket.

One of the things I think these primaries show is that groups such as the Club can have a much bigger impact when they are allied with candidates who are both economic and social conservatives against candidates who are both economic and social liberals. When the issues don’t sort themselves out that neatly, I don’t think the Republican nomination automatically goes to the most free-market candidates.