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I understand where you are coming from. I think the shut down over defunding the ACA was pretty stupid strategy. Just before the shut down going by RCP the gap was 14-19 points advantage in the opposition to the law. Just after that shutdown that gap closed between 4-10 points. The shut down which was caused trying to defund the ACA actually helped it. Call it the law of unintended consequences.
It has taken a month and a half to get that original gap back. I suppose my strategy would be if things are going your way, don't rock the boat.
Members of the Republican Party that I know are very principled people. They would never allow their Representatives to have the flexibility to strategize. Republicans expect their Representatives to stand up for what is right with a steel fist. If you are right you don't have to be sneaky and wise. Just beat them over the head with it. Yes. It's a terrible strategy. Opponents ignore arrogance but republican voters love it. What can you do if you are a representative in one of these districts full of these principled people?
It's not bad to make $180,000 a year to do nothing even if you do have to be on the losing team. The Republican Party will continue to exist in various pockets of the country but I really don't think they will ever be effective again and I don't think there will ever be a Republican president again. This isn't the politicians fault. There is a very small group of people who control the Republican Party. These are the people who show up as delegates on the odd number years. You know? The boring year when you don't have an election.