I lost a great conservative congressman because they refused to dole out campaign money to my congressman. They said he was a lost cause but he ended up losing by 2% in a 4 way race.
Boehner is another anti conservative republican who deserves the beating he’s going to get.
I went to an event with a group over a year ago that Boehner spoke at. One question asked of Boehner was whether or not he would try to do something that would energize the conservative base. He basically said the conservatives were going to vote Republican, and they needed to work on expanding the tent to moderates and independents.