lot more apparent. if you look at what happened at the national review institute s conference, just a few days ago, and some of the states that are coming out, govern gindahl saying the republicans are stupid. but gindahl is not the base. no. but i really think that we have to give it time, that the republicans are coming out of shock with the election. a lot of resources went into the romney camp and there was a sense, throw money at the problem and we will win. that did not happen. we ve not begun a serious conversation about the role of racial minorities and the republican party. and i did an op-ed on the new york times online a few weeks ago talking about how the black vote needs to be recaptured and the party needs to become the party of lincoln again, especially in light of the film lincoln which is all about the role of race and rights in the united states and the beginning of the republican party.