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[quote=Anonymous]Well, since 2008 it has always been an uncomfortable marriage united under one "value" - to stop Obama is in his tracks.  That has resulted in a couple of issues.  One, the GOPers in the party who actually know how to get things done are being mariginalized by the loud Tea Party types who don't know or don't like what Congressional deal-making looks like.  Two, they are about to lose that common enemy and the Mods realize that the party has to show that it has done more than roadblock him.   Deep down I think some mods hate POTUS but also hate to see him go - because now they realize they do not have that excuse anymore. Three, the extreme right's Con members are more concerned with winning their own elections than they are the GOP winning a national election.  That's why you see a lot of them pandering to their bases instead of seeking compromises on the national level.  The future of this party will be determined in the next 12-13 months.  If the various factions can rally, nominate an electable candidate and win the 2016 election, all will be right in the world.  But a LOT of internal deals will have be made for that to happen.  If the factions remain divided and lose in 2016 to what I think is an underwhelming Dem field, the party will split.

On another note, Ryan is crazy like a fox. Whether folks can agree on the conditions he attached to the speakership will go a long way is determining whether the party can get and stay on the same page prior to the election.[/quote]

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