republicans, but some of them have a presence at this cpac convention, don t they? like governor tim pawlenty? more of a moderate republican? well, that s right. the reality is what some speakers today have condemned practicing ma tiism and said it s the opposite of principle, but mitt romney yesterday gave a well-received speech, riding scott brown s coattails. tim pawlenty, a blue state governor, for the party to be competitive, they need to win the center, they need to practice the politics of addition, but movement politics tend to be all about ideological enforcement. this is very much an ideological there s an element of purification that runs through these sorts of rituals, so you have the isn t rbiss that can win elections outside the base,sh. john avlon, thanks very much