I have a hard time taking these media pundits seriously who keep talking about the collapse of the GOP. Romney still got, what?, 48% of the vote. They still (even though due to gerrymandering) own one of the houses of Congress. They aren't dead or even dying. People want to be lied to, and the GOP is more than willing to oblige them.
I don't disagree, but I do think that getting 48% of the vote doesn't equate to the support of 48% of the country, in the sense that it (to me) really means that 48% of people prefer Romney to Obama (or the Republican platform to the Democratic), not that they actively support Romney's positions. The title of the article is overblown quite a bit, but I found the comparison of how each party operates to be particularly interesting.
median age for america is 37.1 the median republican is around 50 the GOP is getting older faster. but people do get more conservative as they age.