The Republican party has become as hostile towards its own base as the Liberals have always been.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If the Republican Party continues to ignore its conservative base, then the Party is headed to oblivion.
The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore.
The Republicans have bought into the idea that people hate them because they're opposed to everything.
A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.
What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights.
Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency.
I think the danger with the liberal Left is seeing the Republican Party as a monolith.
The last eight years have created a lot of deep-seated hostility. People take political decisions very personally, and today there is a constant, ongoing attack, with one side or the other being maligned.
There's no such thing as a partisan base.
We are a grassroots party. We always have been. That's been the strength of the GOP.