The party's perceived betrayal of Akin confirmed what many grassroots conservative activists had long suspected: That the Republican Establishment was willing to throw the base under the bus to serve the interests of deep-pocketed donors.
So let me get this straight- Akin should get support despite his pathetic remarks because he's 'one of us'? That is a far stronger condemnation of these 'social conservatives' than of Rove.
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It'll be interesting to see if they manage to bring themselves to cooperate, in the end.
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I found that portion of the article to be very telling of how the party feels.
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So let me get this straight- Akin should get support despite his pathetic remarks because he's 'one of us'? That is a far stronger condemnation of these 'social conservatives' than of Rove.
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