I doubt the established Leaders of the Republican Party in Washington are fully aware of the simmering discontent in flyover country. They are playing rope a dope while they're losing their entire base.
I don't mean to start an argument with you, nathanbedford, but I've got a hunch the self-styled "leaders" of the Republican part of Washington, D.C. are fully aware we voters are deeply unhappy with their performance. I think they've convinced one another they can finesse us: reshape the situation, talk us into seeing things their way, persuade us to accept the oft-proclaimed "reasonable compromise," et cetera.
They think they're our rulers. They need to be fired en masse.
Agreed