TEApublicans, conservative caucus...more in the House, very few in the Senate.
the guys you call the RINOS, at the national level control the power, messaging, and brand of the Republican party today.
First of all, they're called RINOs because they're actually socialists, they "control the power" by letting the RATs completely run the show, they have very little messaging other than their actions. But they do not control the brand...they ignore it. The platforms are created by the grassroots.
Any Senator represents a communist city, and if he wants to get reelected, he has to play the game. Some House districts may not have any cities in them, if so, those districts probably have conservative Congressmen.
what the RNC presents as what a Republican today is supposed to be.
And what pray tell is that?
They ignore the platforms. They define what a Republican is supposed to be.
The platforms define what a Republican is supposed to be.