[itsahoot]

Romney’s silence may have ironically cost him the election.

He only lost an election, we lost a Republic. Damn the GOPe to He77.

[af_vet_1981]

He only lost an election, we lost a Republic.

The problem is not the GOP; the problem is the opposition. The GOP is outvoted. It needs to increase its percentage of one of the demographic groups and there is no sure solution. When Reagan won in 1980 vs. Romney loss in 2012, the demographic makeup of the voters was:

• Whites => 88% vs. 72%
• Blacks => 10% vs. 13%
• Latino => 2% vs. 20%

• Romney won white vote 59-39, Reagan won 56-36-8
• Romney lost black vote 3-93, Reagan lost 14-83
• Romney lost latino vote 27-71, Reagan 37-56

  We lost the Republic demographically.

[af_vet_1981]

He only lost an election, we lost a Republic.

The problem is not the GOP; the problem is the opposition. The GOP is outvoted. It needs to increase its percentage of one of the demographic groups and there is no sure solution. When Reagan won in 1980 vs. Romney loss in 2012, the demographic makeup of the voters was:

• Whites => 88% vs. 72%
• Blacks => 10% vs. 13%
• Latino => 2% vs. 20%

• Romney won white vote 59-39, Reagan won 56-36-8
• Romney lost black vote 3-93, Reagan lost 14-83
• Romney lost latino vote 27-71, Reagan 37-56

  We lost the Republic demographically.