Remove the R or D from the Washington politicians and look at their records and speeches and interviews.
You would be had pressed to determine which were R’s and which were D’s for about 95% of them.
I visit the Madison project every so often. They rate Republicans based on the level of the representative’s electoral base. My U.S. Rep. John Culberson who is a big Poo Bah on the Appropriations committee received a low score for 2011 because his district is very conservative. They are upping his score so far this year.
I am guessing that this may be due to the local radio (Michael Berry) looking to support primary challengers for a number of republican Senate & House elections this time around.
The elites are in it for themselves, this is nothing new. Every now and then we do win - Reagen, Gramm, Cruz
Do we go third party or do we find ans support primary challengers? That is the question I need to answer for the next primary season in March