The 2012 Republican nomination season : a clown car or feuding conservatives? -- The impact of rules changes on the 2012 Republican presidential primary process -- White knights to the rescue! : the non-candidates of 2012 -- The curious candidacy of Jon Huntsman -- Early to rise, early to fall : the short lived hope of Michele Bachmann -- The Hermanator : anti-elitism and the rise of Herman Cain -- Rick Perry : the quickly fading star of Texas -- Newt Gingrich : it takes more than ideas to win a nomination -- Ron Paul : establishment outsider or radical insider? -- Of sweater vests and broken dreams : Santorum's almost win -- Mitt Romney, the Republican of choice : inevitability, electability, and lack of enthusiasm -- The victor's reward and the future of the GOP.
Summary:
If the 2012 nomination process taught the Republican Party anything, it is that there are internal fractures within the GOP that need to be worked out prior to the 2016 presidential election. When coupled with changing national demographics that are less than favorable, Republican candidates must determine a way to bring together the pro-business, Tea Party, and evangelical wings of their party together if they hope for victory.
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