But a political formula that encourages Republicans to write off the suburbs, the Northeast, and California is not a formula for a national majority. It’s a formula for a more coherent, better mobilized, but perpetually minority party.

I suspect this is what’s going to happen. The Paulian element of the Tea Parties is pretty savvy about nuts and bolts politics and they are driving the bus. The conservative base is along for the ride. Pretty much all the right wing blogs see this as a huge victory to sink the Republicans even if it means a Dem victory.