[chris37]

Temptation.

Yes, GOP, take a bite of the forbidden fruit.

It’ll work out for ya.

GOP, your political instincts are just uncanny.

[muawiyah]

Neither of the two major coalition parties need fear being driven out of existence any time soon ~ particularly not if they run the House, own 30 Governorships and nearly that number of State legislatures, and have a somewhat working majority on the Supreme Court.

There's always a constant flow of coalition partners from one party to the other so if the Democrats snatch up all the Hispanics by selling out black interests, the Republicans can easily pick up on that old coalition partner.

It's the math of winning in single member districts that drives this rough balance ~ in general you need to get 50% of the vote plus 1 more vote ~ and if you don't you tend to lose. If you lose you've got nothing to give your coalition partners and some are feckless when it comes to political loyalty!

[Taft in '52]

Yes, GOP, take a bite of the forbidden fruit.

GOP-e wants to run conservatives out of the party, embrace amnesty, embrace, Obamacare, bring Lady Gaga to the RNC, etc. They're gobbling up a whole bushel basket of forbidden fruit.

[Terry Mross]

The GOP has always said to conservatives what the democrat part says to liberals: “Where else are you gonna’ go?” Well, I think they’re dreaming this time. They can get 50% of the Latino vote but still lose if they embrace obamacare.