[ilgipper]

Agree on poor messaging. But after the Mississippi runoff it’s clear the establishment GOP is as willing to target tea party conservatives as the White Hut.

Agreed. Possibly More so. The GOP hasn't gone after anyone aggressively since Lurch in 2004. Even that was minor (although effective) compared to the ruthlessness in this primary season.

[GeronL]

A Veterans group went after John F’n Kerry, the GOPE distanced itself from any effective attack on Kerry