It is a new day. The teabaggers now have to worry about being "primaried"

[BlueStreak]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/business-groups-stand-by-boehner-plot-against-tea-party/2013/10/17/ed951f0c-350a-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story.html

[bemildred]

1. Yes, they do.

It's going to be better than anything on TV.

[BlueStreak]

2. Enjoy the show

[bemildred]

3. Republican purges are the best. It's been a long time.

We may get some new and better laws out of this, credibility must be restored, concessions to the proles must be made.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. It's a pitty that being primaried by a liberal is not their concern.

[MNBrewer]

5. That remains to be seen

[BlueStreak]

6. Actually, EVERYTHING remains to be seen

But it does seem to be a completely new thing that groups like the Chamber of Commerce have finally decided that these teabaggers are too far right, even for them.

All teabaggers are not the same. Most of them are just plain stupid. But among them are people like Rubio, Ryan, and Cruz who are a lot smarter, and highly ambitious. And the Chamber will definitely support those guys. They just want to get rid of the stupid ones that won't follow orders.

[bemildred]

7. Watch.

Romney was the McGovern of the Republican's reactionary wing. Ted Cruz was their Joe McCarthy. And nobody will be afraid of them now, and that was all they have, the fear, and money.

[Southside]

8. "The Taliban minority"

Fight Republicans, the Tea Party will be the end of you.

[BlueStreak]

9. That is an interesting turn of phrase, isn't it?

coming from the chief lobbyist for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.

The long knives are coming out. I am ambivalent about this. I certainly see that the teabaggers are a really offensive, destructive force. But the rest of the Republicans aren't that much better, and if they can eliminate their Taliban wing, that makes them tougher to beat in national elections.

[Southside]

10. Hmmm...."that makes them tougher to beat"

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That is the internal debate I am having. What helps us the most:

1. Tea Party picking off GOP republicans which means they grow, more shutdowns and lunacy
2. GOP picking off the 40 Tea Party members which means a more unified caucus for McConnell and Boehner to ram through their corporate agenda.

The deciding factor for me is the Tea Party voting block, they grow in numbers if the Tea Party grows or will they stay home if Republicans reassert their dominance. That voting block could make the difference in 2016. They will vote in droves for Rafeal "Ted" Cruz, they will stay home for Jeb Bush/Romney/Rubio

[BlueStreak]

11. But Cruz, like Palin, could only get 30% tops

None of the teabaggers will ever get anywhere close to a majority. If they do, there will be another uber-teabagger to their right ready to pick them off in the primary.

And when it comes to it, I don't think they really would stay at home for Christie or Jeb.

[Southside]

12. Ha ha you made my day

And you are right.

I will worry more about a unified republican base.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. The question is, are they buffered enough by gerrymandering?

The only thing that is protecting these extremists appears to be oddly drawn districts that incorporate heavily conservative areas and exclude more moderate and liberal areas.

So is there any hope in kicking these guys out if they've had their districts hand drawn to their advantage?