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Why Mitt Lost and it Wasn’t Very Close
Townhall.com ^ | November 8, 2012 | John Ransom

Posted on 11/08/2012 6:30:05 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 11/08/2012 6:30:09 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Bingo!


2 posted on 11/08/2012 6:32:44 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)
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To: Kaslin

American conservatism has become lost.

We are hiring foreigners, to do the jobs Americans have been fired from.

We are bankrupting our own nation in the process.

HIRE AMERICANS.

And enact laws now, to change this.


3 posted on 11/08/2012 6:32:59 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: Kaslin

It wasn’t close? 50% to 49% looks pretty close to me!


4 posted on 11/08/2012 6:34:35 AM PST by Hawthorn
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To: Kaslin

Mr. Electable, was anything but electable.

In an election cycle when ANY REAL Republican would have won against the horrible record of Obama, the GOP-E chose a Pretend Republican with Mitt Romney.

Their fear and loathing of Social Conservatives have done them, and more importantly, us, in.


5 posted on 11/08/2012 6:36:16 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

The more on the dole, the more zombies in the Democrat army.

As for the foreigners who are working US jobs, they probably would have leaned to Mitt in this contest if they could vote (and most honored the law and didn’t). That is, if they wanted a job to keep being there to work.


6 posted on 11/08/2012 6:37:10 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (cat dog, cat dog, alone in the world is a little cat dog)
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To: SoConPubbie
Their fear and loathing of Social Conservatives have done them, and more importantly, us, in.

Should have read:

Their fear and loathing of Social AND Fiscal Conservatives have done them, and more importantly, us, in.
7 posted on 11/08/2012 6:37:29 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)
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To: SoConPubbie

It wasn’t about Mitt Romney. The fact of the matter is people don’t see how the debt affects them. Their taxes haven’t gone up and Obama says he is only going to tax the rich. Maybe the best thing that can happen in the long run would be for all the Bush tax cuts to expire. Let people see their paychecks shrink and then maybe they’ll realise this is costing them. If I were the GOP, that would be my compromise. Raise taxes on everyone, not just the rich.


8 posted on 11/08/2012 6:37:45 AM PST by wolfman23601
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To: Kaslin
The grassroots on the other side has spent ten years in community organizing, going door-to-door, creating coalitions of issues-driven, ideologically-funded third party groups that can do a lot of heavily lifting for GOTV. The GOP on the other hand has eschewed groups like the tea parties, seeing the grass roots as a hindrance to our chances at being the cool kids at school.

THIS. In spades.

9 posted on 11/08/2012 6:38:46 AM PST by Oberon (Big Brutha Be Watchin'.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Ya know, I didn’t see a single “get out the vote” freep. There might have been some but I missed it.

The Democrats effectively worked and got their zombies out. It was a fake, a feint, when few attended Democrat rallies, because that’s not what counts in an election.

Ground action counts. Do we have to get Democrat advisers to teach us how to do it?


10 posted on 11/08/2012 6:40:09 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (cat dog, cat dog, alone in the world is a little cat dog)
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To: Kaslin
Another theory:


11 posted on 11/08/2012 6:42:22 AM PST by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: wolfman23601
It wasn’t about Mitt Romney.

It most certainly was about Mitt Romney. All about Romney and the GOP-E.

They picked the absolute worst candidate to back, worse than John McCain, shoved him down our throat, backed us in a corner, and then asked, where are conservatives gonna go?

From his HORRIBLE progressive record as Governor of MA, to his active support of both Abortion and the Gay Agenda AFTER he got the nomination, to his utter lack of a comprehensive and complete plan to decrease the size of Government and his inability to communicate it anywhere close to Ronald Reagan, Mr. "Like me I am a Centrist" was the absolutely WRONG person to go against the Marxist Obama.
12 posted on 11/08/2012 6:42:33 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency.)
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“Their fear and loathing of Social Conservatives have done them, and more importantly, us, in.”

That “Fear and loathing” is created by an ENEMY MEDIA, that reinforces it at every turn, from TV Shows to Hollywood Movies, to The Daily Show, which is the Number One news source for males under 38.

I love freepers, but they discount the power of the media, especially Social Media, and it’s powerful effect on how, and what, younger people think.


13 posted on 11/08/2012 6:44:29 AM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: Kaslin

Yep. My tagline.


14 posted on 11/08/2012 6:44:48 AM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands (Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Great analysis

O’Donnell/Aiken ‘16!


15 posted on 11/08/2012 6:45:24 AM PST by wolfman23601
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

You sound like a protectionist. Are you referring to illegals? Are you referring to outsourcing? What are you talking about?

This is how things should be:
1. outsourcing good
2. hiring foreigners who are better than Americans good
3. hiring illegals bad
4. foreign trade good


16 posted on 11/08/2012 6:45:47 AM PST by impimp
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To: Kaslin
I didn't expect miracles under Romney, but I was looking forward to:

1. Government being reined in, both in size and in the intrusiveness exhibited by Homeland Security, EPA, etc. - forget it now;
2. Energy independence - developing clean coal, drilling for oil here - forget it - waste another Trillion or so on 0bama's half wit schemes on solar with his cronies and gas at $8.00 a gallon;
3. Getting the economy turned around and growing with new jobs and opportunities - forget it - 0bama couldn't run a lemonade stand, so, if we're lucky, the malaise will continue - probably get a lot worse;
4. Government spending reined in - Never happen with 0bama. Those that voted for him voted for the free handouts and the celebrated by making calls on their 0bama phone;
5. Strong defense and foreign policy - Israel is on their own now; our defense will not be able to do much, which is fine with Hussein and his muzzie bros;
6. A solution to the fiscal cliff facing us early next year - 0bama will be on vacation the majority of the time between now and then and "can't be disturbed". Meanwhile Reid and the Weeper of the House will mill around, hold hearings and adjourn. I hope everyone is ready for fiscal shock, the OBAMA DEPRESSION will soon hit;
7. A more united America - under Hussein 0bama, get real!

Since the election I wake up praying that it is all just a bad dream, but it is real and the nightmare hasn't even begun!

17 posted on 11/08/2012 6:45:59 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Never Underestimate the Power of Evil or Evil Doers)
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To: mvpel

The Radical Paulistineans did more HARM, than good, reinforcing the media stereotypes about, “Those CRAZY old, racist Republicans!! You don’t want to be one of THEM, do ya?”


18 posted on 11/08/2012 6:47:52 AM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: impimp

You are right.

I am a protectionist. More-so every single day.

Buy American.


19 posted on 11/08/2012 6:47:56 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: mvpel

Could you post, as a data point, the numbers that Cruz got in Tuesday in Texas, as compared to Romney on Tuesday in Texas?

Did Cruz (endorsed by everyone, including Paul) run ahead of Romney in the Lone Star State?

I don’t have an opinion on this issue. But I am interested in the data (and will eventually hazard an opinion...).


20 posted on 11/08/2012 6:49:15 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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