February was the month in the primary calendar that spun the GOP primary field off the deep end into non-jobs subjects national Republicans (and likely nominee Mitt Romney) would rather never discuss again. Examples include the morality of contraception, whether higher education is a ploy to brainwash the nation’s youth into becoming liberals and extremely tough talk on immigration.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=100706