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Too little republicanism. Too much religious fanaticism.

This isn't really news. Its been fairly well discussed before and its now almost cliche'. The GOP needs to update the definitions of its target "consumers". Basically the reliable voters who have always voted for them and are also in the same demographic used to be able to win elections based on their numbers alone. Now even if 100% of that same demographic voted Republican, that is no longer enough to win. Thus they need to make themselves more appealing to other groups if they hope to win elections in the future. That means a dramatic shift in their party.

121212 says

The Republican Party did not lose last Tuesday's election. It was obliterated, crushed, slaughtered, massacred, squashed, annihilated — and, let’s hope, extinguished.

i hardly would call a 48% as a massacre.. what do you tell those who voted for the GOP in 2012 .. they will be back..and GOP ranks can only increase in coming years.

Massacre is something like Mondale in '84 who carried only one state while the GOP carried the majority.

The bigger question for you is what happened to the 10 Million of 2008 Obama voters who didnt vote for him 2012. You do see the future ? You completely lost 10 million of your past supporters.

thomaswong.1986 says

and GOP ranks can only increase in coming years.

Not really. Demographics are not in the Republican's favor. It's more likely that the GOP ranks will continue to decline in the forseeable future.

The GOP needs to learn. Young people love idealistic bullshit. They should add a few elements taken from Utopia. No need to deliver. Just blame the other party. :-)