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    Republicans Regroup as the Opposition

    Republicans are pointing fingers at one another, but most agree on one thing: even if John McCain had not lost to Barack Obama , the GOP was in trouble. They were saddled with George Bush and the war in Iraq.  They failed to control healthcare costs or monitor the economy.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Republicans are pointing fingers at one another, but most agree on one thing: even if John McCain had not lost to Barack Obama, the GOP was in trouble. They were saddled with George Bush and the war in Iraq. They failed to control healthcare costs or monitor the economy. Now the party of Ronald Reagan has no consensus on leadership or a set or principles to hold its factions together. We ask a cross-section of Republican operatives and philosophers, what should happen next?

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    What Will It Take to Rebuild the Republican Party?
    1. 1:29Unresolved Senate Races in Minnesota, Georgia and Alaska
    2. 7:33Republicans Regroup as the OppositionYou’re reading this
    3. 41:56America Commemorates the Sacrifices of Its Men in Uniform
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Ross Douthat

      New York Times

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      Morton Blackwell

      Republican National Committeeman, Virginia

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      Jon Henke

      former New Media Advisor, Senate Republicans

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    What Will It Take to Rebuild the Republican Party?
    1. 1:29Unresolved Senate Races in Minnesota, Georgia and Alaska
    2. 7:33Republicans Regroup as the OppositionYou’re reading this
    3. 41:56America Commemorates the Sacrifices of Its Men in Uniform
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