The GOP has a more basic problem ... FIRST they have to have a candidate that people can be motivated to vote for. I don't care how far ahead they start, if they run somebody like Jeb Bush in 2016, the saying that applies is "that dog won't hunt". The GOP lost the "hold your noses and vote" contingent in the last election and it appears they might be too stupid to have learned a lesson from it.
If that's not done they can't win no matter who they run!