Coburn: GOP lacked 'positive vision'

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn said Sunday the Republican Party lost Tuesday's presidential election because it lacked a "positive vision" for the country.

"You have to demonstrate what you're for, not what you're against," the Oklahoma Republican said on NBC's "Meet The Press." "I think that's the key ingredient, and sell a vision that's positive for America, not a negative vision about what's wrong with America. I think you have to have both. We didn't sell a positive vision, we didn't explain to people what we're for."

Coburn's statement echoes Democratic critiques that, during President Barack Obama's first term, the GOP had became a party of "no" that was overly focused on attacking the president.