The GOP lost the 2012 election, and in the bleak December that followed, the Republican National Committee decided to figure out why. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus saw off an expedition force of operatives, dubbed the Growth and Opportunity Project, to speak with Republicans and determine the source of their discontent. Among the 2,600 people they interviewed were consultants, pollsters, elected officials, and even voters, which compelled these modern-day Lewises and Clarks to venture outside Washington. In the end, the explorers returned to the Beltway with 219 recommendations and two ... Read More