Substandard Candidates Should Get Less Money from the GOP

The AP had a big story today on GOP candidates getting less money from big donors because of substandard candidates losing in 2012.  (See Here)

Heading into next year's congressional elections the GOP is 6 senate seats away form a majority but spending is way down from the previous election.  With things so close to edge why isn't the GOP in full swing?  Typically a year out we would be attacking big time, especially with the issues regarding ObamaCare leaving Democrats vulnerable.

The GOP is going through a serious identity crises, with people all over the map from hard core tea-partiers to almost Democrats.  The GOP is trying hard to find a way to appeal to the masses and re-energize the party. Having been a moderate and willing to vote for whom ever is best for the job I can understand being underwhelmed by the current field of GOP candidates across the country.  So many are trying to be the voice of the GOP but I feel the GOP has splintered too much to even know what it is anymore.

Through this I have had to think are any of the Utah GOP legislators someone who represents my values and ideas 100%.  I would have to say no.  Are any of us on the GOP side, moderate or extremely right wing finding ourselves represented or have we settled for the next best thing since we are have been so against the Democrat way of view?

Well obviously a number of big players are feeling the same way and are holding the purse strings until a real candidate that can really strike chord with the GOP rises to the top.  But can the GOP even survive in its current form or will need it need to make a full swing one way or the other?