What's happened to the GOP?

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What's happened to the GOP?  It's been taken over by social conservatives, running almost exclusively on those points whilst the country as a whole is becoming progressively more socially liberal, as well as less religious.  It's a losing combination with which the GOP can forget about any future presidents.  For the GOP to garner another president 1 or 2 things need to happen; a very weak democratic candidate and/or the GOP switches focus from the Christian-social-values platform.  That being said, the GOP has no chance in the 2012 election, all the polls suggest this.


Compilation of all the polls as compiled on wikipedia.  Being generous, I've marked a state going for Obama ONLY IF, the state has gone democratic the past 2 elections AND the polls suggest that Obama is favored over any republican OR the state has gone for Obama in 2008 AND the polls suggest that Obama is favored.  I've marked a state for republicans if the state has gone republican the past 2 elections OR the state has gone for Obama in 2008 but the polls suggest that a republican is favored.

Alabama      9   R
Alaska      3   R
Arizona      11   R
Arkansas                   6   R
California                   55   O
Colorado      9   O
Connecticut   7   O
Delaware      3   O
Florida      29   O
Georgia      16   R
Hawaii      4   O
Idaho      4   R
Illinois                      20   O
Indiana      11   O/R
Iowa      6   O
Kansas      6   R
Kentucky                   8   R
Louisiana                   8   R
Maine      4   O
Maryland                  10   O
Massachusetts        11   O
Michigan                  16   O
Minnesota   10   O
Mississippi   6   R
Missouri                  10   R
Montana      3   R
Nebraska                   5   R
Nevada      6   O
New Hampshire   4   O/R
New Jersey   14   O
New Mexico   5   O
New York                   29   O
North Carolina   15   O/R
North Dakota   3   R
Ohio      18   O/R
Oklahoma                   7   R
Oregon      7   O
Pennsylvania   20   O
Rhode Island   4   O
South Carolina   9   R
South Dakota   3   R
Tennessee   11   R
Texas      38   R
Utah      6   R
Vermont      3   O
Virginia                   13   O
Washington   12   O
West Virginia   5   R
Wisconsin                   10   O
Wyoming      3   R
Washington D.C.   3   O

      Sure   Max
Obama      310   358
Republican   180   228