re: #14 Targetpractice

As I noted downstairs, the GOP is gambling on the same bet they make every election cycle: That no matter how badly they may piss off their base, there’s no way in hell that they’ll vote for a Democrat on the ballot.

So far, they’ve yet to lose that bet.

That bet is only a winner until they start getting challenged in primaries or their base decides to stay home. I wouldn’t be surprised to see something of an anti-TEA Party come 2018 challenging GOP incumbents from the center, especially in open primary states.