Will The Wingnuts in the GOP Trigger an Anti-GOP Backlash?

Just as Chimperator Bush in his delusional mind thought that he had a mandate on social issues, after narrowly being re-elected, so too do some of the far right Republicans who would happily let the nation go to Hell economically if they get their way on abortion restrictions, gay bashing and pushing a theocracy in general. Some of the remaining rational Republicans - admittedly a truly disappearing breed - worry that the wingnuts and Kool-Aid drinkers in the Party Base will over reach and rather than fixing the economy demand that GOP elected officials launch another social agenda jihad. Should these worries prove true, then the 2012 elections could see another tossing out of those who have failed to deliver on economic matters. Most sane citizens really don't care who their neighbor is sleeping with if the economy and home prices are stable or rising. This is a concept that the Christianists just don't seem to grasp. The Huffington Post has a piece that looks at this justified fear. Here are some highlights:
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Although fixing the economy is the top priority, Republicans who won greater control of state governments in this month's election are considering how to pursue action on a range of social issues, including abortion, gun rights and even divorce laws.
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[T]he pressure to go further, as soon as possible, is only slightly below the surface in states where conservatives' top social goals have been foiled for years by Democratic vetoes and legislative obstacles. The tension is particularly visible in Kansas, where the victory by Gov.-elect Sam Brownback, a strong opponent of abortion and gay marriage, has created strong expectations among evangelical supporters.
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Some Republican legislators are already worried about getting bogged down in volatile issues or conflicts between wings of the party. . . . If Republicans overreach, "the danger is the citizens of the state will just say we'll clean house again and we're going to keep doing it until we get it right," he said. But some conservatives said they won't wait forever.
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The GOP won all statewide races on the ballot in Kansas for the first time since 1964. Republicans picked up 16 seats in the state House, giving the GOP an overwhelming 92-33 advantage. Abortion opponents now plan to make the state as close to an abortion-free zone as possible. Proposed measures would impose new regulations for clinics, restrictions on late-term procedures and increased reporting requirements for physicians.
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In Michigan, Iowa and Ohio, where Republicans are replacing Democratic governors, legislative leaders are all under pressure to back anti-abortion legislation but insist they will focus on the economy.