I'd say that, more than anything else, Bush's deliberate refusal to enforce immigration laws, and his pushing amnesty time after time, that those factors are more responsible for the collapse of the Republican party than anything else.
BUT, Bush and some others think the opposite, that the fact that most Republicans opposed amnesty is the reason for all the election losses. And they will never admit that their divisive policies damaged the party.
They're wrong, but that's the state of the party at present.
>>I’d say that, more than anything else, Bush’s deliberate refusal to enforce immigration laws, and his pushing amnesty time after time, that those factors are more responsible for the collapse of the Republican party than anything else.<<
Also, he “hinted” that those who opposed amnesty (or even might support amnesty if the immigration were truly under control, but were opposed to the dishonest “immigration reform” bill last year) were “anti-immigrant.” As long 80% of the Dems and many of the so-called “Republicans” are chanting the same mantra, no one who has the good of this nation at heart will be POTUS.