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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The GOP has gone through post mortems before, and nothing changed.

This is worse than usual, but something tells me they will learn the wrong lessons and change essentially nothing.[/quote]

I agree with this.  In the post-mortem after Trump flops, here's what we'll see ...

Tea Party led by Cruz: "See! We lost because we didn't nominate someone Conservative enough!  We need to nominate a far-right Conservative who hates gays, loves guns, attends church every Sunday, and wants to build a wall around liberal places like NYC!  Like Ted Cruz ... yeah!"

Moderate Republicans: "See! We lost because we strayed too far from moderate big-tent norms.  We chose someone who alienated Latinos and swing-state Republicans.  We need to pick someone more centrist."

Young Republicans: "See!  You picked the old guy, and he lost.  A young guy like Marco Rubio would have done better!"

Every other fringe Republican group will also claim their ideals would have carried the day.

Trump is a weird and toxic mix of beliefs, so no one segment of the Republican party will be forced to carry the blame for him, and each of the factions will be able to claim it is the true heir to the Republican party.  It's like Game of Thrones squabbling among the houses.  Meanwhile, winter is coming in the form of 24+ years of Democratic dominance in the White House.[/quote]

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