The Rightward March Of The Republicans

Republicans Abandon Efforts To Move Away From Far Right
House Budget Committee Chairman, and 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. gestures as he speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
House Budget Committee Chairman, and 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. gestures as he speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

After the 2012 election, GOP intellectuals wanted the party to moderate its message. But elected officials aren't budging.

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