The problem with the autopsy report was it identified the symptoms but didn't identify the cause. The reason the Republicans are needing to campaign so hard right on cultural and social issues is because of the fact their positions on issues like Healthcare, Infrastructure are unpopular with the base.
If they moderated on Healthcare they would have more appeal across the board
Exactly.
That's what I've been saying for a while too.
That needs to be the first thing the GOP moves left on.
If anything they'll do worse than before if they try following the GOP's 2013 autopsy report.
One reason I supported Kasich was the fact he actually was one of the republicans who had moderates on healthcare.
Problem was the establishment hated Kasich for moderating on the issue and the base viewed it as a surrender to Obama .
Nixon not being able to get his healthcare plan over the finish line is one of the worst things to happen to the GOP politically in the recent past. All that leverage could have been taken off the board 50 years ago.