Meanwhile, people with functioning brains recognize that the only way to build tea party strength is from within the existing structure. That means getting out to state conventions and putting tea party minded people in policy making positions.
The GOP is making its greatest gains in the states where we firmly hold nearly half of them. Throwing that away would be pure idiocy even if it means dealing with the idiot moderates on some things.
Pick em off 1 by 1 or fail.
I’m in a State that has 77 counties (Okla.). GOPe carried everyone of them in the Presidential election. Our entire Congressional Delegation is GOP. Every statewide elected office is GOP. Although there are some true “moderates” here and there, our local GOP is by any reasonable measure conservative.
Sen. Coburn and Inhoff get some rare criticism on a particular vote or two, but overall there is not a lot of room on the right to form a viable independent party. I’m staying put.
You guys in other states where dims and Rinos already have power locked up have other considerations.
Good luck,
Oldplayer