[Baynative]

"In their post-election analysis, many of these same “experts” are giving poisonous advice to a party in serious trouble."

The people who get the most exposure are not so much experts as they are advocates for the beltway status quo.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

They are recommending the party move in the direction of Democrats on issues such as [...] drug use

The issue is not "drug use" but drug policy - keeping the drug alcohol legal is not an endorsement of alcohol use. The only demonstrable effect of anti-drug laws is to hyperinflate drug profits and channel those profits into criminal hands ... like Prohibition before it.