“The party needs to tie itself to social inclusion and fiscal responsibility. That means any race, any creed, any sexual orientation, any issue related to the reproductive power of women — any of those groups need to feel at home in the Republican Party,” Scaramucci said…

At an RNC gathering this spring in Hollywood, committee Chairman Reince Priebus had hoped to keep the focus on the party’s rebuilding efforts after being vastly outmanned by Obama’s campaign operation, including the Democrats’ sophisticated voter identification systems and the strength of their ground organization in the key swing states.

Instead, many RNC members wanted to talk about how the party should not stray from its core principles on social issues, which remain singularly important to many party activists. During the meeting, RNC members unanimously pushed through a resolution affirming that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

If party leaders are skittish about having a messaging fight right now, that is not the case for many former Romney donors, who seemed eager to discuss how the party should alter its message attract more women and Latinos.