CPAC Attendees: No Consensus on Why Romney Lost in November

[Lakhota]

By Pema Levy

A year after Mitt Romney won the straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, attendees this weekend had no consensus theory for how their candidate lost in November.

Republican soul-searching has been a major theme at CPAC, the right-wing’s blockbuster conference, being held this year outside of Washington in suburban Maryland. But after two days, there is no dominant narrative or talking point to explain their bruising defeat or how to right the Republican ship in 2016.

Romney himself, addressing the conference Friday in his first speech since the election, declined to weigh in. “As someone who just lost the last election, I’m probably not the best person to chart the course for the next election,” Romney demurred.

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[Lakhota]

Unbelievable. Seriously unbelievable.

 

[Oldguy]

Hey! GOP! Denial is not a river in Africa!

 

[OKTexas]

Your dear leader won, when are you going to accept it?

 

[Lakhota]

Your dear leader won, when are you going to accept it?

Maybe when the right does...

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

But after two days, there is no dominant narrative or talking point to explain their bruising defeat or how to right the Republican ship in 2016.

Nor will there be.

Republicans aren’t going to change, they don’t believe anything’s wrong with their agenda or message. They just need to double-down on the conservative hard line, continue to purge the Party of ‘RINOs,’ and find another Reaganesque messiah.

 

[Lakhota]

The CPAC Circus is delicious...

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[bucs90]

The Republican Party cant seem to figure out why they lost the election. Which perfectly displays just why they lost the election.

 

[Lakhota]

The Republican Party cant seem to figure out why they lost the election. Which perfectly displays just why they lost the election.

Are they really that stupid? Seriously, are they?

 

[Political Junky]

The Republican Party cant seem to figure out why they lost the election. Which perfectly displays just why they lost the election.

Are they really that stupid? Seriously, are they?

Apparently.

 

[bucs90]

The Republican Party cant seem to figure out why they lost the election. Which perfectly displays just why they lost the election.

Are they really that stupid? Seriously, are they?

Yes. They are. And the Democrats aren't much better. In fact, the simple reality that the Republican Party couldnt beat THIS president....shows just how stupid the Republicans truly are.

 

[Lakhota]

The Republican Party cant seem to figure out why they lost the election. Which perfectly displays just why they lost the election.

Are they really that stupid? Seriously, are they?

Yes. They are. And the Democrats aren't much better. In fact, the simple reality that the Republican Party couldnt beat THIS president....shows just how stupid the Republicans truly are.

Thanks for the confirmation, but I disagree that "the Democrats aren't much better". Democrats are faaaaar from perfect, but collectively they are faaaaar better than the right-wing clusterfuck.