They can’t be counted on now, but in the past, they supported good candidates like Cuccinelli. They spent $9 million four years ago, and third of that this time...knowing the opposition was going to ratchet up spending in a big way. The DC party is systematically eliminating conservatives to retain their own power. They botched the shutdown and then blamed Cruz. They eliminated 2010 tea party winners during redistricting. They are going to let good candidates they don’t control twist in the wind. This was not true a few short years ago...at least not at this magnitude.
This past shutdown ended nearly identical to the one in 1996 when Newt and Dole sent Clinton the exact CR that he demanded, and both paid the furlouged workers for their time off too.
Boehner did EXACTLY what we knew he would do.
So far shutdowns haven't produced anything good.