<![CDATA[Paul Gallagher - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/rss/archive/28225.xmlAuthor <![CDATA[Business Lobby Seeks a More "Governable" GOP]]> Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600 Even before Democrat Terry McAuliffe narrowly defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race, lobbyists representing the business community were rethinking their relationship with the GOP and planning to challenge conservative incumbents in next year’s primaries.

Their goal: to replace principled conservatives with candidates who will be more protective of Big Business interests. As U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue put it, his group will get involved in primary races to produce a “more governable Republican party.”

Which is why the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which says it’s strictly in “the...]]>