I think that is part of the reason, but only part - I think it was not just One Thing, but many things:
- the Media shilling for 0bama daily and in the debates
- lack of conservative voter turnout
- lack of evangelical voter turnout
- surpressed Military vote
- GOTV effort on the GOP
- months of negative ads against Romney through the summer prior to the nomination
- Hurricane Sandy coverage dominating the news up to the election
- Chris Christie’s man-love display for 0bama
- VOTER FRAUD (no ID, early voting, missing ballots, etc.)
All this added up to a slim victory, so I don’t think that the country is completely gone yet.
I don't think we're a lost cause either. My whole point, somewhat indirectly, in starting this discussion is to try to brainstorm some ideas to help win the war.
We need more buy-in to conservative ideas, but how to get that while overcoming the media created boogie man of the big bad conservative who burns crosses on lawns and wants women barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen?
What can we do to get our real message out? WE are the party of real freedom. That freedom comes from self-reliance and self-responsibililty. That tolerance doesn't man acceptance and that that's okay.
We have a lot of work over the next few years. The road to 2016 starts today.