John Danforth; Republicans becoming incresingly inconsequential and intolerant.

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Danforth is upset that Richard Lugar was defeated by a right wing in this country that is bordering on intolerant with anyone who doesn't agree with them. Danforth said you cannot win elections like that.

http://www.thinkprogress.org/?p=481070&preview=true

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1. He is another one of these prissy and self-righeous ex-Senators who pops up from time to time

and now Lugar can join him.

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2. None the less he is correct

From the above link:

THINKPROGRESS: What do you think is happening here?

DANFORTH: An effort by some, and apparently a large number, 60% in Indiana, to purge the Republican Party and to create something that’s ideologically pure and intolerant of anybody who does not agree with them — not just on general principles, but right across the board.

THINKPROGRESS: Do you stand by your view that GOP is beyond hope?

DANFORTH: If this trend succeeds, yeah. What they will be left with, if indeed they want to purge the party of all but people who have a particular ideological slant… it’s not a way to win elections, it’s not political sustainable. It might make them feel good for a time but doesn’t work, it hasn’t worked. It didn’t work in Nevada or in Delaware in last election. They won nominations but couldn’t win elections. I don’t know how you win elections without getting 51% of the vote. I don’t see how you’re gonna get 51% of the vote if you make it clear that people in your own party, who don’t absolutely agree with everything you want to do, aren’t wanted.

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3. We shall see

Rand Paul would disagree. So would any number of T-bagging idiots in Congress. When you have the MSM and Koch money behind you, strange things can happen.