It's amazing how quickly things can turn around though. After 2008 it seemed as though Republicans would be unelectable for a generation, and yet they regained the legislature and executive quickly. If anything this is a lesson that unopposed power leads to bad policies, corruption, and cronyisms. We should desire competetive elections and parties with sane policies.
We saw the Tea Party movement around 2009. The Republicans were smart to try and change their identity. Sadly they never delivered en-mass.
How's that Obamacare repeal coming?
Yup, they're a party of hypocrits and liars as well. The party of states' rights... except when it comes to allowing states to choose their own policies on marijuana. The party of fiscal discipline... except when they explode the deficit more than their predecessors. The party of free enterprise... escept when they support legislation and subsidies that benefit large businesses. Both parties blow.
Which is fine with me, as I think it will bring them to ruin. The flip side is, they will still win some elections and we will have to deal with the consequence of that. It would be better for everyone if their party wanted to govern with at least a limited degree of sanity.