Thanks and believe me I share your frustration. I would only additionally submit (in addition to what I’ve already posted here) that once a battle such as this is fought and lost (if that is indeed the case here but just accepting it is a loss for the sake of argument) then the two choices I elucidated remain.
Besides, the TEA parry movement is not completely defeated by what happened in Kansas (if again that really was a loss for conservatism which again is debatable.).
The Eric Cantor defeat was a crushing blow to the elitists, it certainly raised my spirits. I would have been quite dispirited if even that stark contrast wasn’t seen by the voters. It gave me hope.
It’s a long road and there will be times as this. No war was won by winning every battle.