Don’t disagree with anything you write about the current state of the party. Things have become more serious since the Tea Party, though, and I think a lot more people realize it. Maybe I’m too optimistic, but I think 74 million (probably plus) Americans can make a difference. We have to take the party over from the ground up. Take a lesson from how they co-opted the Tea Party and learn from it. What we can’t do is accept defeat and roll over. We can beat these assholes. Why should we not?