Insurgent Republicans

The Club for Growth wants to create a free market GOP, whether the party likes it or not.

David Weigel from the December 2006 issue

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’s Lexington columnist welcomed the club’s setback, because “the Chafees of this world are good for the health of the Republican Party.” o:p> /o:p> /span> /p> p> span class="dropcap">That’s certainly the conventional wisdom. The last year has seen a surge in hand-wringing commentary about Washington’s partisan trench warfare. Books with titles like Off Center and Fight Club Politics have bemoaned the decline of swing districts and “moderate” candidates. Columnists such as The Washington Post ’s legendary David Broder have singled out politicians like Chafee and Lieberman for praise, for bucking their parties’ trends and for battling liberal bloggers, the Club for Growth, and other ideological insurgents. o:p> /o:p>