Republican Party

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Beer heir Joseph Coors Jr. failed in his bid as the GOP's nominee for a Colorado House seat. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul, visiting New Hampshire, said of the Republican Party: "We need to look like the rest of America. We need to be able to appeal to the working class." (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul, visiting New Hampshire, said of the Republican Party: "We need to look like the rest of America. We need to be able to appeal to the working class." (Associated Press)

E.W. Jackson, with his wife Theodora (center) and daughter Jacquelyn (right), as he prepares to accept the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor of Virginia in Richmond in May, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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"History is filled with stories of political comebacks ... and [Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican] has the capability to rehab her image and change the focus to her work instead of these other issues," said Keith Keith Appell, a GOP consultant.

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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks at the Iowa GOP Lincoln Dinner on Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Holst)

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**FILE** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is questioned by reporters in an elevator as he leaves a GOP policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7, 2013. (Associated Press)

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"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to recognize that [Emily's List] wants Hillary Clinton to be the next president," says GOP consultant Ron Bonjean. The group's "Madam President" effort aims to put the first woman in the White House.

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Support from within the GOP has given Mark Sanford's campaign a boost ahead of Tuesday's special election for an open House seat that many analysts say is too close to call. He must overcome distrust engendered by his affair while governor of South Carolina in 2009.