[Viennacon]

This is exactly what Steve King and co. should be doing. Meeting and making calls to the incoming freshmen likely to caucus to the right of Boehner and McCarthy.

We may not be able to meaningfully challenge the speakership, but we can undermine the capitulation, at least in the house.

The conservative caucus increased in the House this cycle due to retirements and the like. For every moderate like Lee Zeldin of New York, there's a Gary Palmer of Alabama incoming as well, and then some.

I think only two Republicans who have moved on this cycle have been replaced by Republicans who are ideologically to the left of them.

-Bentivolio was replaced by Trott who is a more CoC friendly. - The guy from Washington looks like he's getting replaced by Newhouse in a disappointing victory over excellent Tea Party candidate Clint Didier (DemoCraps put him over the top)

There is no room for mistakes in the House. Conservatives have to vote with each other against the Obama agenda whoever is forwarding it.

[xrmusn]

Well, the worst thing the GOPe can do to the ‘TEA Party’ is to remove McConnell, Boehner and Preibus.

That will make the TEA Party see who the boss is and without those 3 in the Leadership Role, TEA party will fold like a cheap suit.

If they REALLY want to ‘hurt’ the TEA Party, add Rove to that list.

[trebb]

Republicans - doing the job the Democrats only wish they could do....

[Din Maker]

Well, blame our Tea Party "leaders" for this. (And don't say there are none; many have designated themselves as "Tea Party Spokespersons".) They energized the Establishment to disrespect us, and/or ignore us all together, by coming out, getting on board and endorsing RINO Candidates in the closing days of the 2014 Midterms. The RINOs would have won anyhow, they should have just left it alone. The Establishment now looks at the Tea Party in the same term Mao Tse Tung (who is now residing in the darkest spot in hell) used to described the U.S. back in the '60s: A "paper tiger".

[Timber Rattler]