GOP celebrates progress on first anniversary of 'autopsy' report

The Republican National Committee on Monday trumpeted its modernized voter turnout operation as the weapon that would help the GOP win seats in this year’s midterm elections, but it sidestepped questions about its effort to broaden the party’s appeal among Hispanics.

RNC officials discussed these and related topics during a conference call to herald the first anniversary of the Growth and Opportunity Project, a scathing internal report compiled following the party’s disappointing outing in the 2012 elections. Among the key findings of the “autopsy” report: The Republican Party‘s antiquated ground game and its poor relationship with nonwhite voters threatened to make the GOP a historical also-ran.