Most Republicans do not know how they are being deceived and betrayed.

[davidn3600]

1. The GOP is mainly an alliance of 3 factions

1. Upper class, business owners
2. Religious right
3. Libertarians

That's why they seem to always be in a civil war, yet they never break up because there is nowhere else for any of those groups to go. The Democrats are a common enemy of all three in different ways. They don't always like each other. Go to a forum with libertarians and they make fun of Palin and Santorum even more than we do. But they would vote for them because they consider the Democrats a greater evil.

And this is why the GOP royally SUCKS when they are in power. They look like a mess and the party is plagued with turf battles. But because of the common enemy factor, they make a really effective opposition party. They know how to kill bills and gum up the works. The ACA barely made it through even with strong Democrat majorities. That's why gun control is a lost cause.