The GOP's "autopsy" report ????

Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus called it an "autopsy."   That's a rather incredible image, given that he is talking about his own party's report on its failure in the 2012 election.

An autopsy is what you do to determine the cause of death -- not to figure out what needs to be fixed in a living body.   So is Priebus admitting that his party is dead?   Is it a meaningful slip, or just a poor choice of words?

Well, whatever, it's pretty frank in its assessment.  Quoting Priebus: 

“There’s no one reason we lost. . . .  Our message was weak; our ground game was insufficient; we weren’t inclusive; we were behind in both data and digital; our primary and debate process needed improvement. … So, there’s no one solution: There’s a long list of them.” 

The report calls for enacting comprehensive immigration reform, addressing middle-class economic anxieties head-on, condensing the primary process into a shorter time, and becoming more inclusive of women and minorities.

Though it skirted the marriage equality debate, the report did say that Obama got 5 million more votes than Romney in the under 30 category and that the party needs to be more tolerant of gays and their rights. 

“Already, there is a generational difference within the conservative movement about issues involving the treatment and the rights of gays — and for many younger voters, these issues are a gateway into whether the Party is a place they want to be.” 

That's a pretty frank assessment.   Losing does incredible things to people's perception and honest.  Clearly, the RNC is trying to pull the party back from the right edge -- and it sounds like there was a bit of that even at the CPAC meeting too.  But then Rand Paul won the straw poll.  It'll be interesting to see how this plays out -- continued civil war?   Or choosing the only possible pathway to ever winning again?

Ralph