This is nonsense. What the republican establishment fears is downballot victories for conservatives! In the 1980 election, liberals were mowed down across the country. Republicans gained 12! seats in the senate and something like 30 in the house. McConnell and Boehner are worried they’ll be swept out of their cushy leadership positions.
A truly conservative house and senate, combined with a conservative president can really shake up the government.
Both the democratic and republican establishments want a moderate to win the republican nomination so there will be a close election and the gravy train can keep flowing to both sides.
A massive blowout in a conservative direction ruins everything they’ve been trying to put back in place since Reagan’s landlides upset their apple cart.
You use the phrase “shake up.” Isn’t that where Palin comes in to stir the TEA party movement to action?
Agreed on all points.
What you said. Quite succinctly.
So why do our supposed “conservative spokesmen” like Limbaugh spin and confuse and avoid the obvious conclusions to be drawn from that nonsense story? In two hours of his show, he spun this story the wrong way, spun the Gingrich win the wrong way, called the Pauls terrorists, and took a total of three carefully-screened listener calls, who I’m pretty sure were actors anyway because 1. Hilton Head SC caller said he only voted Gingrich instead of Romney because he liked how Gingrich handled John King in the debate 2. A trucker who Rush allegedly helped turn his life around, and gets a free Ipad for the “call” (is that an example of caller paid to make the host look good?)3. Developer allegedly angry with Gingrich for “attacking capitalism”. GIVE ME A BREAK. Limbaugh is a FRAUD!
Now halfway through third hour, the jerk is back to pontificating. Can’t blame the dude for not taking any real calls - people have caught on.