Probably one of the worst results of this was that GWB became a lame duck with more than three years remaining. It shot to hell the second term agenda, and hurt the party as a whole.
There is a humorous aspect to this...........Here we are, three weeks out from the midterms, and one section of the RNC base (ultraconservative) is saying they are not going to vote to send a message to the RINO's, and the RINO section is saying they are so PO'd at Conservatives that they may not show up either......
All you can say about this is ........LOL......whatta messssss! If any one section win's the argument or both, they both lose!
This situation is no different than what the majority Democrats had to contend with for decades.
A lot of folks will make up their minds on election day, and I still believe we will at least maintain majority status if not gain a couple of seats.