LOL - you might be right. However, with $70M No Labels has a powerful carrot and stick. Carrot: Let you run as a moderate in a swing district with more financial support than either other party could provide... and Stick: No Labels runs a moderate conservative against you in the general, and siphons off 5-10% guaranteeing that the Dem wins. I think your question is good though -- are there 6-7 Rs that care more about retaining power than sticking with the tribe? If it's a cult, maybe not... people would rather (politically) die than leave... but the evidence over the last 7 years seems to be that some people will do whatever it takes to stay in power even if it means "selling out."
You probably can't find 6-7 Republicans in Congress willing to leave the tribe.
Those that might, already left.
Agreed
LOL - you might be right. However, with $70M No Labels has a powerful carrot and stick. Carrot: Let you run as a moderate in a swing district with more financial support than either other party could provide... and Stick: No Labels runs a moderate conservative against you in the general, and siphons off 5-10% guaranteeing that the Dem wins. I think your question is good though -- are there 6-7 Rs that care more about retaining power than sticking with the tribe? If it's a cult, maybe not... people would rather (politically) die than leave... but the evidence over the last 7 years seems to be that some people will do whatever it takes to stay in power even if it means "selling out."