Because once Republicans became the majority, they went from being conservative to Democrat-lite, and conservative Americans refused to follow.
Go Rush!
Rush can hold down the fort for 18 months until Sarahcuda starts her rounds in Iowa and New Hampshire.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus