Entreched, incumbent fossils NEVER learn from the smarter TEA Party patriots.
Mitch is Harry's _itch.
Mitch is an arrogant pisshead. If he were half as smart as he thinks he is, he would simply work to bring the Tea Party into his superior tactics and win them over by the persuasiveness of his positions. This is why the Tea Prty does not trust him and his ilk. They cannot persuade the Tea Prty, because he GOPe does not believe in conservative principles. They believe in power. And in the power of the state. They must be flushed.