The wave vote on Tuesday was not about “center of mass” my FRiend, it was about turning the ship around. McConnell and Boehner are not strong enough leaders for that kind of work. I’ll take Cruz and Gowdy too!
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Yes, it was about turning the ship around. But, like it or not, we needed the Left Half of the GOP to help us pull on those ropes. The Mark Kirk fans in Illinois were right there with us.
So I’ll accept your argument that McConnell and Boehner are weak. That could well be. But you are not going to get the other half of the GOP to vote for Cruz and Gowdy. You need to select their replacements from the middle not the far right. That’s real life in politics.
I think that the left side of the GOP needs real conservative leadership to give them confidence to move further right. When they see how the people respond to real conservative leaders, maybe we will see they are not so far left as they seem to be.
This is the time for bold moves. The electorate has said “go for it!” and they should.