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I’m not sold on that interpretation.

Here's the real story. Broken-glass conservatives are demoralized because the GOP has failed utterly to deliver on its promises for 14 years. The GOP has lost the confidence of the party's base. As a result, Republican voters are particularly susceptible to attacks calling their guys "liberals"--even if the accusations are bogus.

For the GOP, the need to re-establish that confidence with the base is paramount. Unfortunately, they don't seem willing or able to do so. They'd much rather go hunting for less certain votes in the mushy middle.

That's their current strategy and one that's likely to end in disaster.

The only solution for conservatives is to refuse to be part of the problem. If your local conservative is a mushy moderate, don't contribute to him/her. Send your money to a true-blue conservative in an embattled district somewhere else in the country.