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In 2010, the Dems took a shellacking.

In 2012, the Repubs took a shellacking. They lost several Senate seats that seems winnable. Both of their top-ticket candidates lost their home states in the presidential race.

Perhaps, it was Romney’s big win in the first debate. It seemed he went into coasting mode after it.

Perhaps, it was Christie’s big hug of Obama after Hurricane Sandy.

Perhaps, it was the seeming over confidence of the conservative talkshow hosts [ignore the polls!] and pundits — Barone, Rove, Morris — they were expecting a 300+ EV blowout. Well, there was a blowout, but that 300+ went to Obama. The pundits/talkshow hosts misread something badly.

Perhaps, it was that the worst president since Carter was as ‘worst’ as many of us thought.

Perhaps, it was the anticipation of more free stuff from Obama.

Pundits, columnists, commentators, talkshow hosts will have months to analyze.

Some already were claiming that the GOP needed to bring in more moderates. Well, other than possibly Huntsman, Romney was the most moderate candidate on the stage during the Republian debates, and he couldn’t bring in enough moderates to eek out a win.

Frank Luntz claims that the negative ads Obama ran had impact.

[If true, then Romney fell into the same trench McCain did in 2008 — trying to take the high road and ending up taking the road home. Recall all the ‘he looks presidential’ comments after each debate? Well, apparently he didn’t look so presidential to the voters.]

What went wrong?

This election and its losses are going to take a while to analyze. It does, however, signify that the Grand Old Party, the Republican Party, is in deep trouble — it can’t seem to sell its message. Either the message is wrong or the messengers are.]