Expecting the gop establishment to think at all is asking too much. If these people are content to lay on the couch till June no wonder they are irrelevant. Disgraceful attitude. They could have a solid six months of party building if they just got off their asses.
My comment makes sense with regard to the general election, but the article was referring to the primaries.
The Republicans are going to have to come out if there are propositions to vote against, and they probably will.
The Republican Party could use the propositions, if not the presidential candidates, to build party strength.
But they probably won't.