Why Romney lost?

truthbetold wrote:By now hundreds of articles were published on this question. I would like to know what this online community thinks. Let us each add one reason for Romney's loss. Add a sentence or two to explain why.

1. Women.
55 percent voted against him for his own opinions on women's issues. His party's right wing helped defeat him with extreme comments.
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Sandee2020 wrote:Romney is a Mormon, with big ego, who only cares about his own financial welfare, another Bushy boy waste.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

truthbetold wrote:By now hundreds of articles were published on this question. I would like to know what this online community thinks. Let us each add one reason for Romney's loss. Add a sentence or two to explain why.

1. Women.
55 percent voted against him for his own opinions on women's issues. His party's right wing helped defeat him with extreme comments.
??????

The only solid support Romney received was from the midwesterners and the large number of Cattle and pigs.

We found a document (min of mtg) from a meeting of the senior Execs - where one of the Senior Exec made a presentation and THIS statement "Based on the study, I found that only White Christian males care for the corporation and are influential in framing its policies.

Naturally, the "midwesterners" overwhelmingly agree with this inference. That means, the non-whites, non-christians, and non-males will naturally vote for teh other side - which explains the east and west coast blueness.

Also, it means the Republicans as we see today will be doomed to eternity.

Propagandhi711 wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

truthbetold wrote:By now hundreds of articles were published on this question. I would like to know what this online community thinks. Let us each add one reason for Romney's loss. Add a sentence or two to explain why.

1. Women.
55 percent voted against him for his own opinions on women's issues. His party's right wing helped defeat him with extreme comments.
??????

The only solid support Romney received was from the midwesterners and the large number of Cattle and pigs.

We found a document (min of mtg) from a meeting of the senior Execs - where one of the Senior Exec made a presentation and THIS statement "Based on the study, I found that only White Christian males care for the corporation and are influential in framing its policies.

Naturally, the "midwesterners" overwhelmingly agree with this inference. That means, the non-whites, non-christians, and non-males will naturally vote for teh other side - which explains the east and west coast blueness.

Also, it means the Republicans as we see today will be doomed to eternity.

Saar, re: your comment on ONLY support Romney received was from Midwesterners, you forget that popular vote outside of electoral college was right down the middle for the under achiever and the Mormon. But don't take a break from your daily foolishness

truthbetold wrote:By now hundreds of articles were published on this question. I would like to know what this online community thinks. Let us each add one reason for Romney's loss. Add a sentence or two to explain why.

1. Women.
55 percent voted against him for his own opinions on women's issues. His party's right wing helped defeat him with extreme comments.
??????

Kris wrote:

truthbetold wrote:By now hundreds of articles were published on this question. I would like to know what this online community thinks. Let us each add one reason for Romney's loss. Add a sentence or two to explain why.

1. Women.
55 percent voted against him for his own opinions on women's issues. His party's right wing helped defeat him with extreme comments.
??????

>>>Disparate interests within the Republican party. When you try to please various interest groups, you end up with a lot of flip flops, which affects your credibility. Considering this, I am surprised he came as far as he did. This of course could be viewed more as disenchantment with the current state of affairs than an outright support of the GOP or Romney. This scenario is not complimentary to either him or obama.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Kris wrote:

truthbetold wrote:By now hundreds of articles were published on this question. I would like to know what this online community thinks. Let us each add one reason for Romney's loss. Add a sentence or two to explain why.

1. Women.
55 percent voted against him for his own opinions on women's issues. His party's right wing helped defeat him with extreme comments.
??????

>>>Disparate interests within the Republican party. When you try to please various interest groups, you end up with a lot of flip flops, which affects your credibility. Considering this, I am surprised he came as far as he did. This of course could be viewed more as disenchantment with the current state of affairs than an outright support of the GOP or Romney. This scenario is not complimentary to either him or obama.

The republican primary is controlled by the Kochs, tea Partyers, and the Churchists. The candidates have to take extreme rightist positions, then the candidate have to take centrist position, which certainly leads to lies, misstatements, etc. Romney tried to play that - I think he was not such an extreme person like Perry, bachman or other morons - and failed miserably.

this is a major problem and how the republicans overcome this challenge will be interesting to watch - cannot happen so quickly.

Kris wrote:

Remember the status of the economy will be a big driver.

truthbetold wrote:Grover norquist in huff post claims that republicans reaffirmed the 2010 majorities and did better than 2008. More house seats and less majority for Obama.

Sandee2020 wrote:If Republicans could change their snobbish attitude, not be petty minded, but cooperate and compromise with the democrats, instead of constant bickering, disputing, and disagreeing, the country would be better off. They are forgetting that the Whites no longer are the majority.

Maria S wrote:TBT,

I did not read all your posts this election season..from the few I read, you were changing your predictions (were you not?) faster than Mr. Mitt was changing political positions:D!

Am so relieved the Election is over..for Obama supporters and volunteers like me..it was a tough fight..and experiences we can never forget..

And I would rather say why President Obama won- instead of why Mr. Romney lost:

*Barack was the far better/trustworthy candidate..not to mention "one of a kind" person..don't think we will ever see another candidate (Republican or Democrat) like him to bring so many people/groups/coalitions together in the numbers we had- including women and minorities.

*As a supporter/volunteer who did my little part ..saw the smartest strategists/leadership on the ground- in every part of the country, including red states..never took anything for granted or gave up.It was a "diverse" group of supporters/volunteers who worked so hard.

*No matter what people "thought/felt" about about the political positions of political parties..to get voters to the polls is a challenge..anyone who works in campaigns knows..it's like a game/match..we can have everything planned and calculated..but, if the players don't come out and deliver..it's all over. And to bring older voters, college students is not easy..they will find all kinds of excuses not to vote..so was thrilled by the real enthusiasm..it was not hard work as we thought..was good to see the turnout..the long lines, people who waited so patiently....when the general perception was "not much enthusiasm"- and it's was/is so misleading.

* I have not made my reservations yet- but I hear the hotels are booked up already for Inauguration on Jan 21, 2013 in all the areas around Washington DC..and not just by people in the US.. it's going to be a historic occasion and a truly historic second term for the President in many ways- unless something dramatically happens (and there is always that fear).

*Am done..talking about the election stuff!

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Kris wrote:

Remember the status of the economy will be a big driver.

it was a driver in this election, and a majority of the people concluded that obama's policies are better for the economy.

Hellsangel wrote:

The Messiah lost your State. Get over that.

Kris wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Kris wrote:

Remember the status of the economy will be a big driver.

it was a driver in this election, and a majority of the people concluded that obama's policies are better for the economy.

>>> Romney's math made no sense, not to mention the republican party spreading itself too thin on multiple disparate issues. In that sense, it was more a vote against him than for Obama. Despite that, Romney didn't lose by a landslide. The only reason for this is the general feeling about an economic malaise. If the economic malaise continues, the dynamic could well be different, unless of course the republican's shoot themselves in the foot again by putting their 'crazy aunts in the attic' out front for the whole world to see.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Hellsangel wrote:

The Messiah lost your State. Get over that.

yeah romney won the entire old confederacy. congratulations!

panini press wrote:Romney lost because the people trusted him less than they trusted a president whose performance was far short of the stratospheric expectations they had for him. If Romney had pivoted to the center earlier, he may have done better. But his pandering to the far right in the primaries and fear of the loud mouthed base even after he secured the nomination did him in.

The fundamental assumption of the Romney campaign was that he did not need to have a plan that adds up because people would be unhappy enough with Obama to vote him out. Thus assumption was actively invalidated by the Obama campaign through clever coalition building... Latinos, black people, women, auto workers, gay people, etc. Stupid extremists of the other side helped Obama by taking about rape and self deportation. And Romney lacked the spine to stand up to then and lost the election.

One interesting illustration of the trust gap for Romney is this. Just 78% of Mormons told exit pollsters that they voted for him, while 80% of then had gone for Bush. He just could not convince people that he was genuine.

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