I'm convinced that the GOP victories in 2010 paved the way for GOP losses in 2012. It certainly wasn't intentional on the part of the democrats, but ultimately they ended up giving the GOP just enough rope to hang themselves. The country saw what the tea-party folks were really selling, and realized they didn't want to buy after all.
Of course, opinions differ. I can point to any number of conservative commentators who think the problem was in the candidates not being "conservative enough", meaning they believe the GOP needs more of what the tea party was offering, not less, and that this will bring the voters around.
So we get GOP on GOP violence, but I think it's so rediculous. On the one hand, you've got folks doubling down on things a majority of country really doesn't seem to want. On the other hand, you've got folks moderating their positions, seemingly moving towards what people want - but I have a hard time believing that anyone really buys that this is more than window dressing. It's like Rick Scott here in Florida. Now that he's pissed off EVERYONE, he's talking about throwing more money at state employee salaries, as if that will make all of us forget his policies, and vote for him in 2014. I'll happily take whatever money he throws at me, and then vote his ass out of office. In the same way, the independents haven't forgotten what the GOP actually supports and says, and I don't think any amount of feet shuffling by Karl Rove is going to change that. Anyway, Rove's window dressing is just that, decorative only, as much as ideologically pure folks on the right want to screech about Rove's betrayal of principles.
Of course, opinions differ. I can point to any number of conservative commentators who think the problem was in the candidates not being "conservative enough", meaning they believe the GOP needs more of what the tea party was offering, not less, and that this will bring the voters around.
So we get GOP on GOP violence, but I think it's so rediculous. On the one hand, you've got folks doubling down on things a majority of country really doesn't seem to want. On the other hand, you've got folks moderating their positions, seemingly moving towards what people want - but I have a hard time believing that anyone really buys that this is more than window dressing. It's like Rick Scott here in Florida. Now that he's pissed off EVERYONE, he's talking about throwing more money at state employee salaries, as if that will make all of us forget his policies, and vote for him in 2014. I'll happily take whatever money he throws at me, and then vote his ass out of office. In the same way, the independents haven't forgotten what the GOP actually supports and says, and I don't think any amount of feet shuffling by Karl Rove is going to change that. Anyway, Rove's window dressing is just that, decorative only, as much as ideologically pure folks on the right want to screech about Rove's betrayal of principles.
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