So, is there a direct effort from the RNC being pushed down the chain of command to get rid of this in preparation for the 2016 election so that it won't be an issue? To see mainstream and Tea Party Republican leaders act so swiftly in unison - with Democrats - just doesn't make sense to me without a narrative involving a heavy-handed effort from on high.
Yes, from what I've heard, this is a case of Republican leadership coming down hard that the party needs to move beyond this. No Republican can win in 2016 if they're getting hammered with questions about this dumb treasonous flag of a slave-holding elite.
