Has the GOP Lost Its Way?

Craig Shirley has a provocative opinion piece in The Post today, titled: How the GOP Lost Its Way. The main thesis is that the Country Club Republicans are still dominating the GOP:

"The elites in the GOP have never understood conservatives or Reagan; they've found both to be a bit tacky. They have always found the populists' commitment to values unsettling. To them, adherence to conservative principles was always less important than wealth and power."

(Premium members of our site can listen to our past interview with him here.)