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To: Kaslin; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; DoughtyOne; Gilbo_3; Impy; stephenjohnbanker; NFHale; ...
RE :”The Asian Community, though smaller than the Hispanic Community, is the fasting growing in America. Yet the results there are very similar, with the percentage tanking from 42% in 2004 to 26% in 2012. Stephen Fong, who is a public policy consultant in D.C., served as an informal coordinator of a loose federation of about fifty organizations aimed at the Asian vote. He stated they had some successes — like in Nevada where Romney received 47% of the Asian vote. But he stated “The Romney campaign had a plan, but did not emphasize Asian-Pacific outreach.” He also stated the point person was not Asian.
Shawn Steel, the national committeeman from California, expressed frustration at the efforts aimed at Asians by Republicans. He stated the effort in Nevada was done with $100,000 of outside monies in the last month of the campaign. He bemoaned how the Romney campaign and RNC to his knowledge spent no money going after the Asian vote while the Obama campaign spent extensive resources. Mr. Steel stated “When will Republican consultants begin to understand their past failures to appreciate rapid demographic shifts? Successful consultants will take advantage of the many opportunities that exist with conservative-minded Asians.”..........
Yet, there does not seem to be much existing infrastructure at the RNC to attract minority voters. Sources said there was none when the current Chairman, Reince Priebus, took charge. He asked Vice-Chair Sharon Day to focus on this area. But then the Romney campaign came in and took over.”

Why should Romney have tried to get non-white voters and supporters? (like Asians)
After all didn't you see the size of the all-white crowds at his campaign events in PA? And he won his seat in the Senate with white MA voters. What could go wrong?

Don't you remember all the posts here about 6 weeks ago? Romney is winning big. He won all the debates. Look at those crowds !

Someone pinged me afterward telling me that Romney would have won (beat O) with the 1980s Reagan era voter demographics. There you go. What? That doesnt kick O out of the WH?

the stupid party fits.

16 posted on 12/17/2012 6:03:19 AM PST by sickoflibs (Dems know how to win. Rs know how to whine.)
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To: sickoflibs; Kaslin; DoughtyOne; Gilbo_3; Impy; stephenjohnbanker; NFHale
Someone pinged me afterward telling me that Romney would have won (beat O) with the 1980s Reagan era voter demographics

It's not just demographics. I would say the ideology of white voters shifted too.

19 posted on 12/17/2012 6:11:01 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Fool me once, shame on you -- twice, shame on me -- 100 times, it's U. S. immigration policy.)
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