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Originally Posted by nik-
Well that's the thing, they did grasp it. Their self audit in 2012 was actually quite on the button. The problem is their voter base is totally out of their control now as a result of the Tea Party leap to the right. They can't keep their moderates elected because money backing more extreme candidates gets them voted out. In the end re-election trumps long term strategy. Really the two year cycle is a big part of the problem here. Way too short.
The "right of centre big tent" GOP is a dying party. Until they get this fixed up (if they even can), I wouldn't be surprised if they never sit in the White House again.
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Many people (I might include myself in this), consider Trump's destruction of the GOP as a long-term good for the country. The old party wasn't very good.
It might allow the party to re-form around a winning set of ideas. If they can adopt a big chunk of the Johnson/Weld platform, they will be a much stronger party.
The first party - and this goes for Canada too - that determines that fiscal conservatism and socially liberal policies are very popular, will turn into a dynasty. Nobody can seem to get out of their own way to make it happen. And when Johnson/Weld do it, the voters are too scared to go 3rd party. So the GOP will have to reform around those ideas.