In Indiana in 2012, we primaried Richard Lugar. He lost and set out to undermine and purposely see to it Mourdock lost. Granted, Mourdock made a stupid muistake, but he didn’t lose because of that. He lost because Lugar’s minions had a big campaign to make sure Lugar’s loss was avenged, even if a democrat won.
It happens out here too. It’s such a crock to see folks blame California for this and that when you can’t get the GOPe to help fund decent candidates even when they raise tens of millions the state.