How and WHY have the Republicans become an enemy of the people?

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5. The Republican Party of 2012 is, imnsho, a constitutional enemy within, a domestic enemy as

demonstrated by their total body of work (obstruction). Almost everything they stand for is anathema to every founding principle, their almost every action is solely to promote the welfare of the most affluent and large corporations rather than to promote the general welfare. What more needs to be said? How can a der mittens-type get even 20% of the vote, much less 47%?