And I think it's pretty safe to say
that there's a huge amount of selective memory going on here.
As easy as it is to assign fringe behavior from tea party to the Republicans is as easy as it was to assign same behavior from moveon and other organizations to the democrats when they were hunting for power. They didn't condemn or alienate those groups at that point either. Heck, Jimmy Carter had Mike Moore in his box at the convention.
I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.