The republican party has been dying ever since McCain lost. When Romney lost, it should have been a wake up call that something wasn't right. Cruz would have been more of the same. He simply couldn't win.
If the republicans want to stay relevant in today's society, they are going to have to move towards the libertarian center with someone like Trump and distance themselves from evangelists like Huckabee or Cruz. At this point it should be apparent that the same old game isn't working anymore.
