Ask yourself this. Would you rather have Ted Cruz, who could very well be our nominee in2016 in the minority party where he has no voice, or the majority, where people will have to bring his bills up for a vote?
You seem to be missing the point of this article. McConnell is actively plotting to limit Cruz. The GOP losership isn’t interested in being an engaged opposition party. There’s simply no desire to substantively engage the Obama agenda. Therefore, control of the Senate is not critical.
With “leaders” like McConnell & Bohner the next two years are guaranteed to be like the last 4, unfortunately.
“You seem to be missing the point of this article. McConnell is actively plotting to limit Cruz.”
I am not missing the point. McConnel can do whatever he likes. As the majority party, McConnel cannot do a thing because he will have to face the wrath of millions of conservatives.
McConnel would like nothing more than losing the senate because if we win the senate, Cruz cannot be stopped. So by staying home, we ensure Repubicans stay in the minority and forget the conservative running in 2016.
Bottom line. Want a Conservative president in 2016? The first step is winning the senate and that cannot be done with us home. I don’t Ike it, but unfortunately that’s the cards we’ve been dealt and as much as I want to fold, 2012 is not 2014. In 2012 we had a choice. If we want to see 2016, we have to get out there and take the senate in 2014.