re: #100 SteveMcG

I think the tea party has maxed out. Now they can take advantage of the fact that the Republican Party will start shrinking as older members die off, normal people bail and younger people don’t replace them. That actually gives them more power, when you think of the weak media and low information voters

Sorry, but in the long run I think the exact opposite has happened. I think the gerrymandering of ‘10 has ensured that the Tea Party will remain a spoiler for elections yet to come. They may not get candidates elected, they may not directly influence policy, but so long as they’re there to demand “purity” in party primaries, the party still has to deal with them.

In some ways, I thank the GOP for creating so many “safe” districts in ‘10. In the long run, they’ve assured that the party will only continue to wallow in its own insanity instead of consider moderation, if only to keep the loons at bay.