Robin Smith’s thoughts on what the Republican Party needs to do nationally

Jonathan Martin writes in Politico that there is disagreement among Republicans about what went wrong with this election cycle and what must be done to make gains in the future.  Martin cites many of the issues that are being discussed elsewhere, but it is still a good read.  Robin Smith, Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party, is quoted in the article:

“I think the Republican Party now is at a point in its life in maturity where we’re going to have to have regional messages,” she said, speaking in between sessions at the conference near Myrtle Beach.

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The party should not compromise its core “DNA” of small government and lower taxes, Smith added, but ought to allow for some deviation where politically necessary.

“We can’t just hang our hat on one social message,” she said.