It isn't taking long for memories of the 2012 election to fade as Washington now fixates on both a scandal and a looming fiscal crisis. While the GOP soul-searching continues about what went wrong for them last Tuesday, the conversation has shifted to the fast-approaching deadline to avert tax increases and spending cuts that will affect every American.

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