re: #102 Targetpractice

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.

This is EXACTLY why the Republican Party needs new blood, and it is also EXACTLY why we need a viable Republican party. As long as the wingnuts have a political party under their control, this is the new normal for years to come.