Republicans offer four main explanations of their defeat in the 2012 presidential election.
Theory 1: really, it was not very much of a defeat at all. If it had not been for hurricane Sandy, who knows what might have happened?
(The problem with that theory: despite a weak economy, Barack Obama was not only re-elected but led his party to gains in Congress. Mr Obama carried every swing state he targeted. Outside the Republican stronghold of the south, Mr Obama’s margin of victory was 55-45.)
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