Republican Party begins election review to find out what went wrong But as they watched one state after another go to President Obama and Senate seats fall away, party leaders quickly expanded and retooled their efforts. They're planning a series of voter-based polls and focus groups, meetings with constituency group leaders, and in-depth discussions with their volunteers, donors and staff members to find ways to broaden their appeal. The review is a recognition that party leaders were confounded by the electorate that showed up on Tuesday. Republican officials said that they met all of their turnout goals, but that they underestimated who would turn out for the other side. Party officials said the review is aimed at studying their tactics and message, not at changing the philosophical underpinnings of the party. "This is no different than a patient going to see a doctor," said Sean Spicer, the Republican National Committee's spokesman. "You're number one thing is to say, "I'm not feeling well. Tell me what the problem is. Run some tests on me." " Tuesday's results, along with national and state-level exit polls, illustrated the depth of the GOP's challenges and its growing weaknesses among crucial constituencies, such as Hispanics and women. Many Hispanics were turned off by tough talk on immigration from Romney during the primary campaign, while Democrats think their candidates benefited from Republican policies on women's health issues and verbal miscues on rape. Underscoring the soundness of the GOP defeat, a Florida exit poll showed that Cuban Americans went for Obama by a 49 percent to 47 percent - a watershed moment for a group that has been solidly Republican for a generation. Although Democrats argue that Tuesday's results point to a potentially long-lasting winning coalition, Republicans are fighting among themselves about what went wrong. Some party leaders have blamed the losses on the rise of the tea party movement and the growing pressure on GOP candidates to hew to a purist brand of conservatism that wins primaries but turns off voters. Others have taken the opposite view, blaming party establishment leaders and Romney for trying to play to the middle. RNC officials say their results will help guide Republican lawmakers and governors as they tackle sensitive issues. The committee's move suggests that Chairman Reince Priebus, who will face reelection in January, may be trying to fill a power vacuum left by Romney's loss and no clear leader in the party. The review began on election night with polls in key states, and next week the party will begin a string of voter focus groups. Priebus and other party officials also will meet with constituency group leaders representing Hispanics, African Americans, veterans, evangelicals, tea-party activists, business groups, youth voters, centrists, Asian Americans and women.