GOP Next Steps: Continued.

The story about the next steps for the GOP continues to play a large role in the media. With the recent election results heavily favoring all things Democrat, the Republicans have been left scrambling. As Thomas Edsall points out, or rather asks, the big question is what happens next? How can the Republican return to power? Can they? Colin discussed how older political parties (i.e. the Whigs) would fade away after a bad election cycle last week in class. While I can't imagine that the Republican party will just fade into history, the question that seems to be persisting in the media is a valid one. Does the GOP have to face a radical restructuring of their values and beliefs in order to stay relevant in a world that finds itself quickly distancing itself from the party?

With the next President ready to take office in a little over two months, the candidate the media seemed to favor, how will the media view the losing party? In a way, it reminds me of sports journalism, which I find to be highly reliant on knee jerk reactions. Your team wins, the coach is a genius. Your team loses, its time for the team to radically alter things. Negatives become more glaring in defeat than they ever do in victory. The same goes for positives. Does the GOP really require a massive overhaul or can some minor tweaks change the country's view on the party. The GOP is certainly at a crossroads. Do they stay the course or would that be, as Edsall seems to believe, polishing the brass on the Titanic? Or rather, do they make a few slight roster moves, throw in a trick play or two and reload for next week (or in political speak, the 2010 midterms)?