'Last of a disappearing breed?' Analyst shreds notion GOP lawmaker was moderate

In a new article for MSNBC, political analyst Steve Benen advised that it may finally be time to "come to terms" with the fact that the "moderate" wing of the Republican Party "simply doesn’t exist."

Benen cited the case of Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), who was touted recently by The New York Times as somewhat of a unicorn in a Republican Party not afraid to tell the president, "no."

"Mr. Bacon’s willingness to publicly disagree with the president makes him an anomaly in the tribal House Republican Conference...