Gloom Settling in Over Republicans

Pretty good analysis by Jason Easley of PoliticusUSA:

Obama’s reelection bid is gaining momentum, and trapped in the debacle that is the Republican primary, GOP insiders are getting pessimistic about November.

For months GOP insiders have been expecting an Obama win, but their despair has reached a new low as reported by John Heilemann in New York magazine: “A loss is what the GOP’s political class now expects. ‘Six months before this thing got going, every Republican I know was saying, “We’re gonna win, we’re gonna beat Obama,” says former Reagan strategist Ed Rollins. ‘Now even those who’ve endorsed Romney say, “My God, what a fucking mess.”’

How badly has the Republican Party f**ked this up?

His conclusions can be found here.