I have been attacked endlessly for this view point.
Some of these people are still in denial. For the GOP to win - we need the ron paul people, the tea party people, the palin supporters, the libertarian minded people etc.
The Romney people purposefully iced out Ron Paul and Sarah Palin to make a point: we can win and govern without their influence.
Except. They can’t.
This is the lesson the GOP-e must learn if it wants to win. Coalition-building doesn’t mean reaching across the aisle (their preferred takeaway message from the election); it means not brushing off the constituencies that hold residence on OUR side of the aisle.
Hint: the next establishment puke that disdains our base isn’t going to win, either. Yes, Jeb, I’m talking about you.