Tom Fudge: The Republican Party is the party of Abraham Lincoln and the party of Teddy Roosevelt. Over the years, it's represented abolition, free enterprise, low taxes and military strength. Most recently it represents the party that really got wacked in last week's election.
The days since the election have been pretty typical of the days that follow a sound defeat for one party or the other. There's been some soul searching and some finger pointing. Some Republicans say they lost because they weren't true to their values. Some say they lost because they were too true to values that have become irrelevant to voters.
The Republican Party isn't going away, and the conversation over what should be the party's future will go on for some time. For the rest of this hour, we are going to hold a conversation about what, aside from Barack Obama, seems to have gone wrong with the GOP.
Guests
- Chris Reed , editorial writer for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
- Thad Kousser , political science professor at UC San Diego.
