they did an "autopsy" of the 2012 election, and essentially ignored all the recommendations.
a bit of an unfair characterization
i see the party as a 3-d pie made up of overlapping, but distinct, slices. i suspect the "rational" players read it and determined it was valid. the problem is the huge slices of the party which are driven by Bannon etal and radio talk show hosts, who all rejected the autopsy and whom we now see as Trump supporters. these folks do not care whether it is a 2012 or 2016 autopsy.
leads me to suspect but now necessarily conclude the party will break up, and the more moderate members will drift to the democrat party.
