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  • There are certainly some factions within the Republican party that would look at the current situation with glee, but I think you’re right.

    I remember reading some analysis back when Grover Norquist was having Tea Party members sign pledges/get others to sign pledges, that those pledges would eventually create a lose-lose situation for the opportunistic Republican candidates that signed them. They seemed to be beneficial from a populist standpoint, but were fundamentally incompatible with the reality of politics requiring some amount of give and take.

    Basically predicting a situation somewhat similar to this.