Do Repukes complain about the "Republican establishment"? [View All]

I just read an old post where someone said the DLC and "Democratic Establishment" wants to select our candidate for us instead of we the people doing it ourselves.

I agree with this complaint. But I am wondering, do Repubs feel there is a battle within their own party, against the likes of people such as Buchanan and his bigotry, the whacko Christian-right, racists, objectivists, Libertarians, etc?

With that list, I see potential for an in-party civil war, but there doesn't seem to be one. We have a major one, it may have even cost us the 2000 election...my theory is that some of us just refuse to settle for anything but the best, and while I desire a "big tent" for the Dem party, it's sometimes hard to swallow the moderate/DINO "establishment" for some lefty Dems, and far-lefty Dems are hard to swallow for some of the more moderate Dems in the party.

But...I don't see the lashing out, and casting away, and disregard/disrespect for the far right-wingnuts within the Repuke party with the degree of intensity that I see on our side (not that I pay too much attention to whatever they're doing over there on the far-right. A good example of where my confusions stems from is that some Dems really despise Nader, whereas even the more moderate Repubs tolerate Coulter. (I know Nader is not a Dem, but he would make a good Democrat, in my opinion.)

That's not the best example, but Coulter-fans are welcome in the Repub party, whereas Nader fans are almost lynched. Even though Coulter brings absolutely nothing of value to their stupid party, she appeals to enough of them that they welcome even the tiny faction of voters her drivel brings to Bush's side. It seems to be a study in just how much they are willing to overlook. Nader, however, has actual virtue, and his supporters would bring some goals of value to the Democratic Party, as well as younger voters, but we treat that faction of the left like they have leprosy, especially after 2000.

I don't know what's going through the Repukes' heads when they choose to gladly accept the "nuttier" factions of their party, but they seem to have grasped the concept of "strength in numbers" in a way that the Dems don't, even though we need to. I am envious.

I want a "big tent" for the Democratic party, but it would mean including the far left (like myself), and the Dems seem so unwilling to do that, from my observation. (I am a Democrat by the way, not a Green.)

So my question is, how are the Repukes able to unite so well when the spectrum of the right-wing is as vast and varied as it is on the left-wing? (And how can we learn to do the same without compromising our individual values?)