[nwrep]

Not so sure of that. We keep repeating this bromide, but where is the evidence that the establishment was calling the shots? If anything, I would say that in the last couple of years, the establishment has taken a back seat to the tea party, and the candidates have all taken positions favorable to the tea party.

In fact, Romney's position on immigration was the closest to the tea party position, and farthest away from the establishment RINO position.

[mylife]

Romney's position on immigration was the closest to the tea party position, and farthest away from the establishment RINO position.

Not good enough! His daddy was a beaner! /s I heard that he ate a taco once! And that damn Rick Perry just loves illegals /s

Romney was right. We have to end the entitlement gravy train. That would work better than a fence. For all the talk that Mitt was squishy, he took it to Obama and juxtaposed himself well, but the people just would not hear what he was saying. They were dazzled by the sparkly things Obama offered. Rush is right, "it's hard to beat Santa Claus"

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We keep repeating this bromide, but where is the evidence that the establishment was calling the shots? If anything, I would say that in the last couple of years, the establishment has taken a back seat to the tea party, and the candidates have all taken positions favorable to the tea party. In fact, Romney's position on immigration was the closest to the tea party position, and farthest away from the establishment RINO position.

I think they're focusing on Romney's background, his style and strategy, and the positions he took earlier in his career.

The problem with the argument is that it wasn't moderates or the Establishment that cost Republicans Senate seats in Missouri or Indiana.

[lentulusgracchus]

If anything, I would say that in the last couple of years, the establishment has taken a back seat to the tea party, and the candidates have all taken positions favorable to the tea party.

What are you talking about? Last year, the GOP-e's definitively defeated the Tea Party in detail when they mopped the floor with every single conservative candidate (with a little help from media orcs and David Axelgrease and his Bimbo Directory of Chicago).

They ran the table on us, there's no other way to say it. Money won.

And now Marco Rubio is already walking away from the Tea Partiers who elected him.