AdvertisementAnalysisTrump Defied The 2013 GOP Autopsy. So Was It A 'Failure'?July 16, 2020Danielle KurtzlebenfacebookEmailWhen Mitt Romney (right) and his running mate Paul Ryan lost the 2012 presidential race to Barack Obama, it inspired the party to conduct an "autopsy" of what went wrong. Today, some Republicans question that report's value. (Getty Images)