It didn’t have to be this way if suddenly people just decided to lie down and give up their vested interest without a fight. However I see no reason why the party establishment would just lay down for the Tea Party. It’s a right of passage and if the Tea Party doesn’t earn it - they don’t deserve it. IMO, the Tea Party and conservatives in general played this hand very badly. There are too many choices and ALL of them deeply flawed. IMO, the TP should focus strictly on trying to send as many conservatives to congress as possible for 6 cycles before expecting fundamental change. We need at least 35-40 TP senators and 55-60 Republican ones. Same mix in the house. THEN we can count on having a congress that stiffens a president’s spine.
True the Tea Party have to earn it...
I’m just saying the establishment GOP is proving why the Tea Party exist.