It’s Not Dems vs. GOP
Posted by Thomas Dewar on October 1, 2013 · 6 Comments
All politics is local. —Tip O’Neill None of these Republicans are going to feel it in their districts. Their districts love this stuff. —Jim Vandehei, Politico Washington, DC — You know you’re in trouble when Eric Cantor looks like a moderate. The current fight over the government shutdown isn’t between Republicans and Democrats. It’s between incumbent Republicans and their fear of a Tea Party primary challenge. One does not succeed in elected office by being indifferent to one’s own survival. There is little incentive for incumbent House Republicans to be reasonable, and every political incentive for them to be obstructionist and…
Category Barack Obama, Election 2014, Elections, Headlines, Nation, Republicans, Teabaggery · Tags congress, federal, government shutdown, house of representatives