Ross Douthat has a great column on this issue. He notes that while progressives are steamed at Obama, including feeling that Organizing for America was a sham, that idealist conservatives, vis-a-vis the GOP, have even more idealism to get punctured.
But, the Religious Rightists have been facing this for decades, ever since Uncle Ronnie was a no-show on the culture wars, and they kept coming back for more.
That said, he's right on broader issues of the Internet and utopianism, I think. He's worth a read.
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