The Republican Party is in a freefall right now, and the funniest part is that Republicans honestly don’t understand why. They blame the media, liberals, Bernie Sanders – everything you can think of other than their own horrendous policies. If they don’t gain some self-awareness, they could be looking at a very embarrassing round of midterm elections in 2018. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced