Now, here is a headline: Future of GOP and moderate Republicans uncertain

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091101/ap_on_el_ho/us_ny_special_election;

ALBANY, N.Y. – In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race amid a rising conservative upstart renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party?

The question became even more relevant Sunday when the ex-candidate, state Assemblywoman Dierdre Scozzafava, threw her support behind the Democrat in the race rather than the Conservative Party candidate favored by fellow Republicans.

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"If we don't get some adult supervision, basically the party could explode and split itself up," said former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis, chief executive of the Republican Main Street Partnership, just days before Scozzafava withdrew.

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On CBS' Face The Nation, White House senior adviser David Axelrod addressed whether he believes conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh truly represents the direction the GOP is going.

"That's for the Republican Party to decide," Axelrod said. "I think we've seen an interesting development over this weekend in a special election in upstate New York in a congressional district. The Republican candidate withdrew because of the strong third-party movement behind a very right wing conservative. And certainly Mr. Limbaugh and others were behind that. And I think it sends a clear message to moderates within that party that there's no room at the inn for them. That's why you see Republican identification in polls at a historic low."

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I just loved the headline. Thank you, AP.

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1. "Adult supervision"

I wonder if THAT quote will come up on Fox?

[Selatius]

2. The only problem is it is also affecting the Democrats. Right wingers becoming Democrats as a result

Mind you, these right wingers aren't the ultra-right kind, but their presence makes forming any consensus difficult at best. Witness the extremely pathetic Public Option in both the House and Senate bills.