if you re going to be against it, be against it and explain it, but don t try to have it both ways. voters really dislike someone they can t trust. i think that s a lesson that politicians on both sides of the aisle mostly have learned. the reason cantor lost is so surprising, that most of these republican politicians who have base problems, who have concerns with some conservative voters about whether they re conservative enough, they ve mostly been able to make that sale. if you look at john boehner who s been much more consistent than cantor was, who s done more things that should have annoyed the conservative base, he walked to a win in his primary because he s connected to his district, convinced people that he is genuine and of that place and also people wanted the establishment in the governing wing of the gop party showed up for him because they know that s who he is. he also had support of toe lowe cal tea party groups in his district. blocking and tackling of constit