When you analyze it, republicans cannot function without manipulation,

[mfcorey1]

obfuscation, narcissism, bigotry, bloated rhetoric and so much more. For the majority of President Obama's term in office, they voted to repeal and replace Obamacare. Proudly 'b-sing' their base that they were looking out for their best interest. They repeatedly exclaimed that death awaited each one of them from death panels and that their taxes were being misused. Little would they know that their leader would rise from the East of the country, bring with him all of the evil he could muster and rapidly become one of them. However, his evil would be more elevated and capable of devouring them, too. Now that they have been called out on their inability to repeal the Affordable Care Act, their Leader is turning on them, and they are exposed for the wretched, demonic, mint julep sipping, lying evils they are.

[brokephibroke]

1. The GOP knows that

So they have specifically targeted the low IQ/EQ as their base: the non thinking highly emotional quadrant.

Look at their media: fox, rush, breitbart. They all use emotion to hook the feelings of the GOP base.

Question becomes how you get the rest of the population engaged and to the ballot box.