republicans not likely to change

Even if Steele were inclined to try to reinvent the party, it's not clear the party would let him.

Many current Republicans like it pretty much the way it is. A new Rasmussen Reports survey found little appetite among Republicans for ideological moderation.

Indeed, 55 percent of Republican respondents said the party should be more like Sarah Palin—which means, that the GOP needs to become prettier and more belligerent.