Lessons for the Republican Party  With the national elections
now behind us and the results tallied we can go back to a life
not consumed by politics.  However, I can’t help but wonder what
lessons the Republican Party might learn.  Will Tea Party or
Christian Conservative elements of the Republican Party emerge
or will a more socially progressive wing flex its muscle? One
need not be a political scientist to understand the Republican
Party is losing ground with increasingly important voting
demographics like  Women (who made up more than 54% of the
electorate) and Latino voters, which is one of the fastest
growing demographics in the U.S. (now 10% of the electorate).
Perhaps the best evidence of the Republican Party’s waning
influence was seen in the US Senate races.  With Democrats
defending 23 seats and Republicans defending only 10 seats (and
needing to pick up just 4 seats to gain a majority)  it was
widely believed Democrats would lose control of the Senate.
However, across the country Republicans lost