Hey, Zed ... earlier this week we had a heavy snow, at least by December standards, and the next morning, when the melting snow had refrozen, the driveway was slippery, so I wanted to throw down a few handfuls of ice melter. I reached for an old pair of gloves in my shed, and when I slipped on the right glove, I immediately felt a sting in my hand. I shook the glove off and a wasp crawled out. I don't know if wasps go into hibernation or what, but we see a few of them around the fireplace and other openings every year around this time, and they are always lethargic. I found this one dead a short time later. Even with my hand hurting, I felt kind of sorry for the stupid little insect.
Yeah, it's impossible to feel any sympathy for Loomer. You lie down with dogs, you're going to get fleas.
Still, if the GOP keeps playing strictly to its base, and pieces of the base are dropping off, well, it should be obvious that's not a winning strategy.