Jim DeMint Emerges As Conservative Superpower With His 'Disciples,' But Faces Big GOP Backlash

Jim DeMint Emerges As Conservative Superpower With His 'Disciples,' But Faces Big GOP Backlash: "South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint -- who has achieved superstar status among conservatives and emerged as a prominent face of the Tea Party movement -- remains at odds with some members of his own party in the aftermath of the midterm elections that culminated last week.
Over the course of the campaign season, DeMint waded into a handful of high-profile Senate contests and endorsed Tea Party-backed candidates, some of whom were facing off against GOP incumbent lawmakers and establishment picks in primary races. While the South Carolina Senator cruised to victory in his own reelection bid against unlikely Democratic contender Alvin Greene, it was his active involvement in the other races that seemed to make him both a winner and a loser on election night.
Within the GOP it has reportedly been suggested that the rise of some of the conservative Senate hopefuls -- who ran with strong support from DeMint, but ultimately failed to come out on top in their respective fights -- may have cost the Republicans a chance at retaking control of the Senate."

It is the house divided thing again. You are seeing the beginning of self-destruction!