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To: JohnM who wrote (130129)	2/4/2010 5:50:49 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542144

But as the recent DK/R2K survey of self-identified Republicans illustrated, "regional differences" in the GOP are pretty much a relic of the past in a monolithically conservative party. And nowadays the "grassroots" means conservative activists, who are indeed avid to conduct ideological purification rituals. If there is a significant body of "grassroots activists" fighting to protect the interests of Republican "moderates," it's an awfully quiet group. The argument goes off the rails here. Either there is a significant regional variation in the Republican party or you need to attach more significance to the fact that moderate Republican candidates have won four of the five significant elections in the last six months (IL primary, NJ, Virginia, and Massachusetts). Those were in either liberal or moderate states so I can see the argument that the tea party effect is going to show up much more in conservative states....but either there is regional variation or the tea party impact is overblown. Slacker