But the strategy has been tough to execute – partly because Congress' staunchest conservatives, such as Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and his Tea Party-affiliated allies, refuse to be tamed. In fact, the Tea Party candidates who swept into Congress in 2010 campaigned on a pledge never to compromise – even, apparently, if it means opposing their own party members, such as House Speaker John Boehner, whom they view as too amenable to bipartisanship.
但这一战略难以执行——部分是因为国会中的死硬保守派，如德克萨斯州参议员泰德·科鲁兹（Ted Cruz）等，拒绝屈服。事实上，2010年重新在国会中得势的茶党候选人掀起了一场宣誓绝不妥协的运动——显然，哪怕这意味着反对本党成员，如他们认为过于顺从因此无法实现两党合作的众议院议长约翰·博纳（John Boehner）。如此拒绝妥协让共和党进退两难。