1) Vote fraud, but that alone was not sufficient without:
2) Romney's incredibly inept campaign (Google ORCA and get bac to me for just one example), and
3) Romney's across the board lack of appeal. He could not connect with voters and he could not hit Obama on his worst actions such as Obamacare and Wall Street pandering.
If the GOP had managed to run anyone with a pulse and a clue, they would have whumped Obama. Remember, if you win big, they can't cheat.
Don’t forget millions of dollars of your tax money in anti-Romney ads by Planned Parenthood.
I agree with all your points.
People did not like Mitt Romney. Even before the debates, the democrats were able to define him as an out of touch and uncaring rich guy. His campaign did little to refute that perception and did precious little to attack the President.
Mitt Romney was too nice during the campaign. The one time he gained any traction was after the first debate. However, he became mr. niceguy again in the next two debates. People began to reconsider after the first debate, but then quickly forgot about it again because of his subsequent performances. This assessment was not helped by the weak performance of Ryan in his encounter with maniacally grinning joker, rude, junior high school antics of Biden.
Lastly, conservative candidates must learn from Drudge and Breitbart on how to use the Internet and social media. Romney’s election team failed miserably to utilize this increasingly important method of communication.
Point is the Republicans should have won this easily even with the increasing number of welfare recipients out there.