A blunt self-critique by the national Republican Party concludes that while the GOP is flourishing in many state capitals, it is "increasingly marginalized" and out of touch at the federal level.

The Republican National Committee's postmortem of November's election losses, released Monday, draws a contrast between the "inclusive and appealing" manner of the country's GOP governors and the party's "federal wing," whose message "is not working" beyond core Republican adherents.

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