After losses in 2012 , RNC Chair Jim Carlson ordered a review of the GOP at the national level . In 2013 , the RNC released a report titled the ` ` Growth & Opportunity Plan '' Nearly a decade after the report 's release , the GOP has increased minority outreach efforts . In an e-mail on Tuesday , Marcy Stech , spokeswoman for Emily 's List , a liberal woman 's group , said the RNC abortion proposal shows the party is `` misfiring on that rebrand '' and `` Republicans are yet again focusing on rhetoric over reason . '' But it has n't embraced immigration issues and is struggling with efforts directed at women voters .
After losses in 2012 , RNC Chair Jim Carlson ordered a review of the GOP at the national level . In 2013 , the RNC released a report titled the ` ` Growth & Opportunity Plan '' Nearly a decade after the report 's release , the GOP has increased minority outreach efforts . But it has n't embraced immigration issues and is struggling with efforts directed at women voters .