Purge Bannon? Not a chance.

Purge Bannon? Not a chance.

by digby

I'm seeing a lot of this today

After Alabama disaster GOP must do right thing and DUMP Steve Bannon. His act is tired, inane and morally vacuous. If we are to Make America Great Again for all Americans, Bannon must go! And go NOW!!
— Rep. Pete King (@RepPeteKing) December 13, 2017

It makes sense. Bannon is trouble. He's trying to destroy the GOP from the inside out for his own purposes and as thrilling as that might seem to Tea party types, it's not going to end well. There are two parties in this country and the only way to wield real political power is within that system. Bannon wants to destroy their instrument of power and Trump is too narcissistic to understand anything beyond his own ego.

But I will be shocked if Trump completely abandons Bannon. He's Trump's conduit to the base he loves and I can't imagine he'll feel comfortable making an enemy of him.

Let's put it this way: it's not Bannon he's pissed at today:

Pres. Trump on Roy Moore's loss: "A lot of Republicans feel differently, they're very happy with the way it turned out—but as the leader of the party, I would have liked to have had the seat." https://t.co/BRuZSDHqmg pic.twitter.com/z3qGKlW6sU
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 13, 2017