The “GOPe” is a result of the leftward swing of the electorate. The only way we’ll get Conservatives elected again is to win the electorate over to Conservative values.
No, the GOPe is the result of Conservatives “holding their noses” and supporting the GOPes “perfumed Princes.”
Whenever a Republican with Conservative values and a Conservative message enters the scene the base is energized. The GOPe responds by squashing the Conservative.
I don’t see the party recovering from the Mississippi event without a purge.
In the primaries, I spent plenty on ABR, but that didn't happen.
In the general elections, our next President was either going to be Romney or Obama, and I wasn't going to make it easier for Obama to get a second term.
Whenever a Republican with Conservative values and a Conservative message enters the scene the base is energized. The GOPe responds by squashing the Conservative.
Oh come on. I remember the 2012 primaries. Bachmann was leading early, but gaffed herself out of the race. Then Cain was leading, but he either couldn't control himself or caved under false accusations. The others weren't even a factor, until finally only Newt and Romney remained. Many of us supported Newt as the Conservative alternative, but even one on one Romney won easily. None of that was a result of arm twisting by the "GOPe".
OTOH, as I recall, Freepers did a pretty good job of "squashing" the Conservative candidates they didn't support during the 2012 primaries without help from the dreaded "GOPe".squashing