Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party.

The Democratic Party went far to the left, I think, and left some of us stranded on the beach, so we went to the Republican Party.

The Democratic Party today has gone further and further to the left. It's left me, it's left moderates and it's left a lot of people who want to support a strong commander in chief,

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise.

The way to lessen the grip of the Tea Party on the electoral process would be to do what a handful have done and have a primary where all voters, members of every party, can vote, and the top two vote-getters then enter a runoff.