First, you need to get control of the committees and chairmanships - that's where the power in the Senate and House resides. Those positions get to decide WHICH bills even come up for vote, before any RINO or Democrat can vote for it.
You need the most Rs first, before your conservatives can do squat. Castle would have at least caucused with the GOP meaning DeMint and other deep conservatives would be heading those committees, rather than Democrats.
Having 49 strong conservatives in the Senate means nothing, if they cannot set the agenda.
KMA RINO lover.
Unless Castle would have bolted...which was a distinct possibility.
Thanks ... that’s been my point. You put it very well.
And it also means nothing if we have RINOs running the majority.
It should be a lot easier to elect a conservative in a conservative district to replace a RINO, than to expect the conservatives to only fight in swing and liberal districts. That game lets the RINOs have seniority and run things, even if they are a minority of the Rs.
Watch Braveheart again, and consider the ethics of the Scottish 'nobility'.