I’ll wager you right now that Romney pulls 5 million more votes than McCain-—at the very least. Probably 6-7.
Obama certainly got a bump, but we took a beating with a candidate who couldn't pull the party base.
We start this one down 10 million votes, and we'll probably lose another 5 million Republicans just because we have a duodecadinal decline!
The GOP-e has professional analysts who can look at this material ~ but they appear to not have bothered.
I fear they know we are going to lose just about as bad last time, but they have this firm commitment with Mitt Romney to bring around his rich friend and pay off party debts and obligations.
Winners don't have to do that ~ the money boys show up when you win. If you lose again they just don't show up.
So when one of their paid lackeys comes in here, or some other site, and tells me it's my patriotic duty to vote for Romney I simply have to counsel that with their quite obviously cynical attitude toward the whole electoral process. They obviously don't believe in it.