Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook are both branded as independent campaign analysts, but both of them strike me as quiet cheerleaders for the right. That doesn’t mean that they are terrible analysts; they are both actually quite good. Which makes it notable that both of them are warning the Republicans off their fascination with faux-scandals.
I don’t think the GOP will be taking their advise, however. They love to rile up their base and they know that actually legislating will divide and weaken their caucuses.
