“The frustrating thing is the GOP party officials are never able to play this game.”
That is exactly what I have referred to many times as a lack of GOP “party discipline”. I’ve had a couple dullards on FR accuse me of wanting the GOP run like the Mafia.
This is a war we’re in here. If running things like the Mafia ensures a victory, THAN YOU DO IT. You either adjust to how a war is fought or you die and lose. Simple as that.
Actually, the GOP Establishment acts like the mafia... but they consistently run losers.