re: #242 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I didn’t really expect the honeymoon to last overly long to begin with. The GOP leadership was too eager to sign on the dotted line with the Tea Party to take time to read the fine print. Now they’re left with two shitty choices: Bend to the Tea Party’s whims and slowly low the independent vote or go with reasonable moves and have the Tea Party split the party apart by trying to primary out everybody who won’t dance to their tune.

If the GOP goes moderate or “reasonable” as you note I think it would be more beneficial for the future of the GOP. They will be able to attract not only independents but some Democrats as has happened in the past. If they go with the Tea Party in the long run they’ll lose. I imagine this is pretty similar to what Democrats have to face when dealing with those that are more towards the left in their base.