establishment republicans have taken charge again. when mitch mcconnell won, that meant the narrative became again, they ve the establishment has seized it back from these insurgents, but it s just not true. the right in the republican party, in the united states, as a whole, has kept coming back. when goldwater 50 years ago this year lost in landmark defeat to lyndon johnson, the whole republican party was thought to be dead and buried and certainly the conservative movement. but soon after, the reagan revolution began. so we have to stop falling for this same narrative. this group is here to stay. they may not ever run the country or win a national election, but they re a big factor and they re very much empowered now in the current gop. and i wonder if the error was watching to see if there was going to be a tea party revolution inside the right and it turns out there wasn t. there was a lot of people trying, and every time they
again, they ve the establishment has seized it back from these insurgents, but it s just not true. the right in the republican party, in the united states, as a whole, has kept coming back. when goldwater 50 years ago this year lost in landmark defeat to lyndon johnson, the whole republican party was thought to be dead and buried and certainly the conservative movement. but soon after, the reagan revolution began. so we have to stop falling for this same narrative. this group is here to stay. they may not ever run the country or win a national election, but they re a big factor and they re very much empowered now in the current gop. and i wonder if the error was watching to see if there was going to be a tea party revolution inside the right and it turns out there wasn t. there was a lot of people trying, and every time they failed, it seemed embarrassing and like it was over.
a witch who s running, the tea party is dead and somehow, the establishment republicans have taken charge again. when mitch mcconnell won, that meant the narrative became again, they ve the establishment has seized it back from these insurgents, but it s just not true. the right in the republican party, in the united states, as a whole, has kept coming back. when goldwater 50 years ago this year lost in landmark defeat to lyndon johnson, the whole republican party was thought to be dead and buried and certainly the conservative movement. but soon after, the reagan revolution began. so we have to stop falling for this same narrative. this group is here to stay. they may not ever run the country or win a national election, but they re a big factor and they re very much empowered now in the current gop. and i wonder if the error was watching to see if there was going to be a tea party