The story of the next two years may be civil wars in both parties--between the Establishment/Wall Street wing of the Republican Party and the conservative/Tea Party wing, and between the Clintonistas and the Obama loyalists in the Democratic Party.
I live in North Carolina, and have already decided to sit out Tillis v. Hagan.
“The GOP establishment can’t see the forest for the trees. In their determination to save at all costs one RINO who should have decided to retire they may antagonize enough conservatives in other states as to throw away a good chance to regain the Senate, which could make Obama’s life much more difficult in 2015 and 2016.”
This isn’t a misstep. The vipers are evil and conniving to be sure,but they’re not stupid. They’ve already done the calculus and decided that conservatives aren’t worth the grief and they’re trying to purge them from the gop wing of the uniparty. Getting people to leave of their own volition is more efficient than a purge.
What will be....will be.
“The story of the next two years may be civil wars in both parties—between the Establishment/Wall Street wing of the Republican Party and the conservative/Tea Party wing, and between the Clintonistas and the Obama loyalists in the Democratic Party. “
Maybe yes, Maybe no.
But I do know this. For the good of the country, the Clintonistas need to beat the Obama loyalists and the GOPe must beat the teaparty. The center must hold. If you can’t see that, you are a fool.
“All politics is local”, and this is about getting a Barbour son Cochran’s seat, not about national politics.