While there has been a clear attack on the conservative base by the insiders fighting for their own power, it is becoming evident this group is working multiple angles now to ‘put down’ the tea party rebellion in the party. They did not like it one bit that we, the people, knocked out their Senate choices in FL, UT, DE, and other states. They are determined to use every means necessary to demoralize the base, remove key players like West through redistricting, and scorched earth attacks like those on Palin, Newt, and Cain. They do this even if it means weakening the party and winning less races. Scary stuff.
I tell you this, assuming Mitt is their guy...if he loses in November, the current RNC is probably done....a third party will arise or there will be a mutiny amongst the party faithful to take over. If Mitt wins, the upside is no more Obama...the downside is that there will be a further, emboldened effort to move the party to the left and knock out all the great new conservative leaders we elected over the past two years. As Trent Lott said, the focus will be to marginalize those in office, and continue to knock others out of office if they do not go along.
After the DC insider crew screwed up the party...the base got it back on track in the past two years, endangering the political class. They are on the warpath, and will fight dirty to keep their power.
That would be you, ROCKLOBSTER, all-caps RiNO wardheeler and policer-up of non-Romney voters.