Thursday, January 29, 2009

Other's Obeserving the GOP Going Down In Flames

Nate Silver has noticed what everyone else is starting to see. The swan song for the GOP. 

Thus the Republicans, arguably, are in something of a death spiral. The more conservative, partisan, and strident their message becomes, the more they alienate non-base Republicans. But the more they alienate non-base Republicans, the fewer of them are left to worry about appeasing. Thus, their message becomes continually more appealing to the base -- but more conservative, partisan, and strident to the rest of us. And the process loops back upon itself.
You almost kind of feel sorry for them....almost.