MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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A North-South split surfaces among Republicans in Congress
By EmmaZahn on Sun, 01/06/2013 - 11:29am |
This is an important point, because Republicans have nearly maxed out in the South. Future gains will come from elsewhere, in states with districts less solidly Republican. So Price’s argument could be interpreted as one of consolidation of the House GOP majority, not expansion.
Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia political scientist, was among the first to spot last week’s regional split. Price is far from alone, he said. “To get a bunch of Republicans from the Northeast or even some of the urban-suburban Midwestern states is to guarantee that the moderates have more weight. They don’t want that,” Sabato said. “They would prefer to have a smaller majority. I think some would prefer to be in the minority.”
Remember that former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, who just left to head the Heritage Foundation, famously declared that he’d rather have a group of committed conservatives in the Senate than a majority.
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So the far right believes it should stick to its principles, even at the cost of losing future elections. I agree; everybody wins. Except, in the long run, Republicans.
by acanuck on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 11:03am
Except, in the long run, Republicans.
And the South.
It read to me like they would prefer wielding their political influence like the old Solid South to actually having to govern the nation. And why not. It much easier and more personally profitable.
by EmmaZahn on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 11:37am
Shorter Chris Christie: "I am not going to run for President unless you guys decide to stop fighting the Civil War."
I'm not a Chris Christie fan, but nonetheless, good for him.
by erica20 on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 1:11pm
George Packer adds a thread to the topic in The New Yorker:
Southern Discomfort
by EmmaZahn on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 1:45pm