To me, that's the most stunning aspect of it all. Romney articulated a positive, optimistic message about an America that rights itself and returns to an era of economic growth and prosperity. Obama, by contrast, attacked Romney 24/7.
So much for the idea that negative campaigning is a turnoff. It may be to some people, but it undeniably works.
This election also showed the fateful tipping point was reached and passed. The ruling majority in America is either of the taker class or a big supporter of it. Either way, it's comprised of people who are strongly of the belief someone else has dibs on much of what you earn.
It also showed Americans are quite willing to overlook the abject failure of Obama in the foreign affairs arena. Averting its eyes to the Benghazi terror attack and the utter failure of the Obama regime during the "Arab Spring" months, voters allowed themselves to be convinced Obama was simply doing a splendid job safeguarding the nation.. when nothing could be further from the truth.
It reaffirmed my disdain for mushy middle "independent" voters, those linguini-spined jellyfish who let the last shiny bling on the way to the polling booth guide their vote. Case in point was that fateful photo op with Obama and his new BFF Christie, bear hugging and mugging before the cameras. Exit polls showed more than 50% of indies who made up their minds just before the election were swayed by that image... regardless of what the actual outcome for the locals turned out to be.
Averting its eyes = Averting their eyes
Romney was a false messenger bearing false claims. Same as McCain. Neither are conservatives and neither can articulate a believable conservative message.
The lesson is: Don’t run pretend conservatives!!
In retrospect, Romney never articulated WHY he would be better for the economy, and specifically for the voters. Many of them cannot draw conclusions on their own. The critical thinking skills taught in school only deal with which brand of “ISM” to support.