… Republicans have now become a party of true believers, and true believers do not tolerate heresy. Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the party’s former vice presidential nominee, told Iowa Republicans last week, “This is the Lenten season. Here’s what I say: we give up infighting, tunnel vision, acrimony. We need to unite the clans.”
There are five Republican clans, so uniting them might be hard to do. Each has at least one preferred candidate for 2016. CONT.
Bill Schneider (George Mason U.), Reuters
Recent polls: Republican presidential preference