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He was the first president to win a second term with fewer votes than he got elected with the first time, Obama won the election in 2008 with 66,862,039 popular votes, and won yesterday with 60,366,456. which means 6,495,583 fewer people voted for him, while 747,326 fewer people voted for Romney than McCain.
If I were a Democratic strategist I would be terrified, as amateur pundit and lover of liberty, I see hope for the country. The only reason the worst president in modern history won reelection is the Republicans nominated the only person in the primary that made Newt look palatable.
Your analysis IMO is way off base. Romney was a very good candidate, with a very good campaign for the conservative message up til yesterday. He lost.
Obama is the worst president perhaps ever, yet he was re-elected. That's a fact, at least the second part.
No, the conservatives need to figure out their priorities and how to connect with the changing demographics of the country. Yes, those do matter. Oh some of you may want to cling to what you've known, but you need more than 47% of the electorate to win. Though not in order and God knows that Limbaugh isn't one of my normal sources, they each say something:
In a Nation of Children, Santa Claus Wins - The Rush Limbaugh Show
Two Americas - Michael Barone - National Review Online
Nice Guys Finish Second - By Michael Walsh - The Corner - National Review Online
Your analysis IMO is way off base. Romney was a very good candidate, with a very good campaign for the conservative message up til yesterday. He lost.
I am sorry Annie, though I voted for him, I don't agree.
his history doesn't speak to conservatism and he never ever spoke to me, he did speak to my Buckley side as a semi libertarian slightly, but as a con. no.
He was never fluent in closing those gaps imho. At the end of the day, he never reached any Hispanics who are I think a natural fit for con values either, or he would have not submarined with just 29% of the Hispanic vote and obama was venerable there. Example- Obama outspent him by 10-1 on Hispanic radio and TV sources, he didn't even try it appears.