Reply #4: The Real Republicans are Usually Much Worse

[AndyTiedye]

…as evidenced by the teabaggers who defeated many of the "blue dogs" in the disastrous 2010 election.

Yes, everything continues to move to the right even when the Democrats have a majority because the Repigs can always hold our vulnerable constituencies hostage,
but the Repigs move eveyrthing rightward much, much faster when we don't have enough votes to slow them down.