Makes sense. I have heard its the same way in the House.When Boehner was there I heard he ruled with an iron hand. If you wanted anything at all from money from the party for you next election to even support or a good committee assignment you do exactly as told or you are out.Sad.
Those party tentacles also reach deep into the states. Mississippi? Missouri? Delaware? Recall how the national party directed money and influence to those elections in the past.
That is also why I am so adamantly opposed to those pushing for an Article V. If they think for one moment that the national parties (Dem & GOP), lawyers, Liberals, lobbyists, etc., will not have influence in that, they are delusional. I would not trust ANY current politician at any level to go into a closed door meeting to make changes to The Constitution. That is especially true of Pubbies who cannot bend and fold fast enough to try to please any opposition.
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Good caller just before the break. He raked Rush (and others — the constitutional lawyer? wonder who he was referring to?) over the coals for cheering at the Colorado caucus.
There were reports that some Trump/other delegates were turned away or refused entrance. Also, there were apparently some issues with names on the ballots.
Now, Rush is still defending Colorado.