the campaign was on won, so there is hope for the Republicans in the blue states. There just needs to be a change in the party strategy and image.
The Ron Paul people should have not have marginalized into the Libertarian party. They could have been absorbed and assimilated by changing the party's image.
Hermcan Cain was actually the Ideal candidate, but he needed to have the right people on his team. He would have appealed to all the younger libertarian/south park conservatives, the fiscal conservatives, and the old guard would have just been on board because they know a non-white candidate would have been a better strategy.
People are learning, and I think 2012+ the republicans will come back stronger than ever.