or the simple fact that a majority of voters preferred to keep Obama for a second term than replace him with Romney
that is too difficult for many on the right to face. Cause it means 1) the majority of the nation is actually liberal, and/or 2) Romney really was a horrible candidate, representative of a party that doesn't know if it is RINO or tea party.
So instead of trying to change mindset of a liberal majority, to shift them to conservatism...
So instead of trying to narrow down party platform to a more united set of beliefs (as the pissy liberals have)
So instead of admitting "we have shit luck with RINO canddiates but conservatives do well"...
Instead of these things (which could very much lead to a win), they will probably continue the trend of
1) shitting on libs without telling swing voters why conservatism is actually better
2) Try to please all with "we love amnesty" and "we love locking the border" simultaneously lol
3) Pick another rino and shit all over Cruz