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2016 Postmortem

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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 10:37 AM Oct 2013

A Year After Romney Loss, GOP In Even Worse Shape [View all]

CHARLES BABINGTON – OCTOBER 28, 2013, 10:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A year after losing a presidential race many Republicans thought was winnable, the party arguably is in worse shape than before. The GOP is struggling to control tensions between its tea party and establishment wings and watching approval ratings sink to record lows.

It's almost quaint to recall that soon after Mitt Romney lost to President Barack Obama, the Republican National Committee recommended only one policy change: endorsing an immigration overhaul, in hopes of attracting Hispanic voters.

That immigration bill is now struggling for life and attention in the Republican-run House. The bigger worry for many party leaders is the growing rift between business-oriented Republicans and the GOP's more ideological wing. Each accuses the other of bungling the debt ceiling and government shutdown dramas, widely seen as a major Republican embarrassment.

The problems don't end there.

Polls show the GOP nominee trailing in....

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-year-after-romney-loss-gop-in-even-worse-shape

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