The Incentive Structure of the Republican Party

There is a pretty hefty slice of our elected officials who do not have to worry about a sort of centrist voting population. And they create an incentive structure that forces Republican politicians to act in ways that they'll probably know fundamentally are a little bit off. Most of these people come from deep red states or deep red districts. They just don't give a damn about the party. So Republicans lose in 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. That's not Tommy Tuberville's concern because he thinks, well, I'll just keep getting reelected in Alabama.