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Governors spirits buoyed

"Next year's going to be a good year for Republican governors...and I think next year's going to be a good year for Republicans in the Congress," Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, the Republican Governor's Assocation chairman, said. Full story »

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A Shifting Electorate

Use the time slider to see how candidates have fared in elections over the past 50 years.

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Gov. Haley Barbour

Governor Haley Barbour outlines the future mission of the GOP.

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Discussion: State of the GOP
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I think the Republicans and the Democrats both have not done right by the people who elected them.” -- Eskiegirl302
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About This Report

The elections of 2006 and 2008 left the Republican Party in shambles, but a year after Barack Obama won the White House, the GOP has begun to revive. The Grand Old Party, however, has not regained the confidence of voters, lacking both a positive agenda and a new generation of identifiable leaders. In coming weeks, The Post will explore the state of the Republican Party in a series of occasional stories, interactives and multimedia.

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