There are some big cracks forming, and the Teapers are going to be giving their money to the neo-cons under the guise of the "new" Republican party. This will make for an interesting shift in party identification, and just imagine two "conservatives"(which they are not after doubling the size of government under Bush) fighting it out while the Dem only has to campaign against the one that comes out on top. This is going to make for some nasty primary battles and it is going to suck up the war chest mighty fast before the real campaigning even starts.
http://undertheinfluence.nationaljournal.com/2010/03/big-time-donors-not-so.php http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/03/31/former-gop-officials-launch-political-group/
Yea there are some cracks forming. A lot of it has to do with the fact that a lot of folks in the GOP are figuring out that many members of their party no longer produce intelligent debate. Opposition parties are frowned upon, especially in these times because we cannot afford a government which gets nothing done. Yet what does the GOP do? Opposition party tactics.
If there are any cracks developing, they're the ones that have been there all along. Like the dems, the GOP has a fundamentalist wing and a more liberal wing. Obama was able to pick off some of the more liberal ones last election, but it's unlikely that will happen again. If a third party does develop (something both parties are always concerned about), then it may really hurt the gains the GOP is expecting in the next election.
Not really, the last time Rove had control of a large slush fund of money he stole an election. http://www.projectcensored.org/top-...ath-of-mike-connellkarl-roves-election-thief/
There is more than one flavor of conservatism in the GOP. If he does lose his head it won't be from the Democrats, it will be from a different faction in the GOP.
Rove's group has already raised over $30 million while the RNC currently has only $8.4 million. This gives Rove huge influence in Republican primaries. This can easily lead to having candidates aligning themselves more with Rove's group than the RNC.
Yep, money talks in politics. Well, maybe Maris is right and the lefties will target him for assasination.
Actually, we NEED a government which gets nothing done. Our government is too big, too expensive and tries to do too much. That's what the opposition is about: stopping those who seek to expand the role of government in our lives.
Someone needs to tell me exactly what the RNC stands for. I know what they stand against, but what they stand for is a different matter. Right now, it's enough to oppose the Left. Pretty soon, if they want to win elections, they're going to have to propose solutions. Paul Ryan has done some heavy lifting, but I get the impression the party powers just pat him on the head and use him when necessary, rather than making some of his proposals a centerpiece of their solutions.
