“I think it was Cantor that really got under their skin.”
Oh, absolutely! They focused all their time and efforts and money on protecting their precious Senate. And then one of their arrogant chiefs in the House was taken out! Throwing a very large wrench into their plans (though they’ve since retooled).
I don’t think it’s too soon to look at who we’re going to be primarying in ‘16, and looking around for candidates. This year’s showing should move more good people to consider running.