Ryan blames Republican election loss on poor communication, turnout

reuters ^ | 1/23/13 | Thomas Ferraro

[Baynative]

(Reuters) - Ending a self-imposed silence about the November election, 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said on Wednesday that he and presidential running mate Mitt Romney lost not because of ideas, but due to ineffective communication.

[Baynative]

Ineffective communication is part of it - that would be the Milquetoast approach provided by the RINO consultants who get paid tens of millions to lose election after election.

[LiveFreeOrDie2001]

Yea, thanks a lot, idiots.

[Baynative]

"While watching Obama take the oath, Ryan said he thought about what he and Romney could have done if they won and implemented their conservative agenda."

AMAZING- What if they had simply talked about a conservative agenda in the campaign and not been shied away from confronting Obama head on?

[Nervous Tick]

I have come to the conclusion that Ryan is phony and ineffectual. He (usually, sort of) talks the right talk but he can’t ever seem to accomplish jack. And he’s pretty eager to climb on the bipartisan bandwagon, once he figures out what it is.

I really don’t care what he thinks any more. He lost my respect and only actions, not words, have any chance of regaining it.

[kiryandil]

Ummmmmmmmmm.

Romney and Ryan got MUCH better turnout in Wisconsin in November than Scott Walker got in June 2012 in his recall vote victory.

I think that the Obama campaign just had more walking-around money to "spread the wealth" than did the Wisconsin recall forces - and this was true in ALL the swing states.

[martin_fierro]

It was your RINO running mate, Paul.

[cripplecreek]

Its better than the idiots who are blaming the consumer for the crappy product.

[Fledermaus]

I agree. He’s another RINO in conservative clothing.

[a fool in paradise]

With the MSM calling the shots, what do you expect?

[Diogenesis]

They lost because Mr. RomneyCARE did not want to win,
wanted his wife to defend him as HE usually defended Obama,
and because Mr. RomneyCARE was the inventor of ObamaCARE
and the imposer of gay marriage (but pretended he was not).

Also, they lost because Mr. RomneyCARE and Tokyo Rove
attacked every real conservative over and over and
then even would not let the other sides speak at the
convention.

They also lost because when the other side cheated
extensively, Mr. RomneyCARE could not wait to ‘give up’,
so that he and Mr. Rove could split hundreds of millions
of $$$$$ between themselves.

Never forget that Obama is ONLY pRes_ _ent
because Mr. RomneCARE attacked Gov. Palin
on the EVE of election 2008.

[chris37]

I blame it on GOP impotence, of which Mr Ryan is part.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

R&R lost because too many Americans didn't want to give up their government tax payer funded goodies. Most women wanted their free birth control and abortions. Gays wanted their life styles legitimized and their ailments paid for. The unions wanted their man in office to run interference for them as he did during the GM and Chrysler bailouts. And students with tens of thousands of dollars of debt over useless degrees in womyns and gay studies wanted their loans paid for them. In that environment, I doubt even Reagan could have won.

IMHO.

[jwalsh07]

He lost because Obama can turn out 90% plus in urban America.

[SatinDoll]

Ummmmm, yourself!

Romney, as Republican victor in the primaries, had the opportunity to reach out to the conservatives and bring them into his campaign. Instead, he made it abundantly clear that he wasn’t interested in having them campaign for him.

Big mistake! The conservatives, particularly those with a morally conservaitve agenda, are the footsoldiers who go out into neighborhoods and bring in the votes. Not this time.

Romney shouldn’t have been politically stupid, but there you have it. He should have reached out to his competitors and ASKED for their support, and included Sarah Palin in that as well. It wouldn’t have cost him anything to do that, and because he didn’t, it cost him in the end and he lost the election.

[dfwgator]

“It’s the candidate, stupid.”

[aMorePerfectUnion]

[Sigh]

Willard RINOmney was the best candidate Obama could have asked for. What a fantastic opponent to use as a punching bag.

He was pushed by the GOPe. He sucked. He still does.

Ryan was steamrolled by Biden.

[paul544]

How ridiculous... How did he make it clear he wasn’t interested? Because he didn’t send everyone flowers and a card? If so-called conservatives sat on their fat asses and helped this socialist get elected again, then f’m. They deserve to suffer for what they’ve done. I voted for Romney because I knew he was infinitely better than Obama. Not because anyone ASKED for anything. It should have been obvious as all hell.

[Arm_Bears]

Pi$$ing-off a sizable portion of your base and daring them to stay home didn’t help either.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

kiryandil~:” I think that the Obama campaign just had more walking-around money to “spread the wealth” than did the Wisconsin recall forces - and this was true in ALL the swing states.”

I think you are partially right !
Republicans are communication ineffective :
#1) no Conservative voice on Mainstream television
#1a) Conservative voice is only on the radio -we are preaching to oursleves
#2) they didn’t use cellphones to enliven and jack up the base
#3) The Obama campaign is using their cellphone list, even now , to strengthen their voice on gun control.

[jrcats]

The loss was in part due to voter fraud here in Florida, Ohio etc. especially by the unions & Democrats. They will win at any cost even if it means the United States becomes a 3rd world country.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Slick Willard was a ringer for Zero.

[Yo-Yo]

R&R lost because too many Americans didn't want to give up their government tax payer Federal Reserve Monetized Debt funded goodies.

[freedommom]

I have never trusted him since he made this vote...
by mistake he says...

http://www.conservativecrusader.com/articles/why-did-rep-paul-ryan-vote-for-destructive-union-giveaway

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Yeah, that too.

[TomGuy]

ineffective communication

I thought that for a while. Then, I began to think that maybe they were communicating, but the voters didn't care for the message they were communicating.

Why go for Dem-lite. If that's the direction one wants, why not go for the real thing -- the Dem party.

The Republicans talk about a bigger tent, more inclusive, yada yada yada. All that does is make them more like the Dems.

No. What many voters wanted was a real alternative. And the Dem-lite Party doesn't offer that, even if they call themselves the Republican Party.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Is there any Republican currently being talked about running that you will support? Those who have been mentioned are Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindahl, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry plus probably others.

[fatnotlazy]

Where I live, there was NO communication. While the Obama forces were running attack ads against Romney almost non-stop, there were few ads from the Romney camp. And Romney/Ryan spent very little time here, except in the closing days of the campaign. Can't prove it, but I suspect the campaign thought Romney would win with very little effort. It assumed the people, well aware of Obama’s dismal economic record, would elect Romney in a landslide. They underestimated the Obama machine.

[jivin gene]

“I think that the Obama campaign just had more walking-around money to “spread the wealth” than did the Wisconsin recall forces - and this was true in ALL the swing states.”

Don’t forget rampant vote fraud. But, bottom line - it was ours to lose, and enough of our base proved it. Like the fool who thought he didn’t have to look before he stepped off the curb when the light changed. He - and we - are dead right.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

You didn’t ask me, but the only one I can think of that may give us a chance is Nikki Haley.

[ansel12]

There are so many clues to look at, who was the obvious choice for keynote convention speaker, to heal the party and unite it, and which choice would signal a doubling down by the rinos, that they were in total control of the party, and that the Reagan wing could get lost? So who was not allowed at the convention, and who gave the speech?

Running pro-abortion TV ads was probably a mistake of the same type, as was the presidential candidate sticking to his position of homosexualizing the military and the Boy Scout leaders, and rejecting the party’s pro-life platform on television.

[jimbo123]

No more RINOs.

[livius]

Well, that’s true. Ryan was this year’s Sarah Palin; the GOP practically dropped a bag over his head and didn’t let him go out in public. Ryan actually had a plan to go and address lower income people (even in black neighborhoods) in the cities and to get the message out in media channels where it might have made a difference, but since Romney had no ideas and was terrified of even being thought to have any ideas other than professing his love and respect for Obama, that came to nothing.

[sand88]

How ridiculous... How did he make it clear he wasn’t interested? Because he didn’t send everyone flowers and a card? If so-called conservatives sat on their fat asses and helped this socialist get elected again, then f’m.

Spoken like a true GOP-e puke. Romney made it very clear that the likes of Palin would NOT be allowed to speak at the Convention. Romney and his staff had a very negative view of Conservatives.

I am sick and tired of Freepers who relentlessly attack so called Conservative purists. It's disgusting.

Romney lost the Conservative base because he made it clear he did NOT respect them.

Romney lost because he could never truly internalize or convey a Conservative message. Romney relished destroying all Conservative opponents, but only landed kid gloves on the Marxist.

I reluctantly voted for Romney, but let the arrogant elites know this: Never again will I cast a vote for any RINO type candidate like Romney. I WILL WITHHOLD my vote.

The entire blame for Romney's loss lies solely with the disgusting GOP-e, the likes of Rove, Preibus, D.C beltway pundits, etal.

[livius]

BTW, I’m so sick of hearing Rush go on about what a wonderful person, possible saint and fantastic candidate Romney was that I can’t even listen to him any more.

Actually, the day of the election, I thought Rush was going to burst into tears because he had seen Romney on TV and (all choked up) said that he thought he had never seen anybody better looking, more honorable, more American and with a better looking family in his entire life. I don’t know what came over Rush, but I sure didn’t share it!

I think Rush did the entire GOP a disservice in cutting down some of the other candidates and coming out to fall at the feet of Romney. He still seems to adore him.

[ScottinVA]

Well.. also contributing to that was a decidedly leftward drift across the political center. America isn`t a center-right country anymore.

[bmwcyle]

Yes, you both missed the Conservative message.

[Political Junkie Too]

Perhaps Ryan and Romney could have organized state rallies where they appeared with the local Senate candidates, too? Extend a little coattail to try to win back the upper chamber?

-PJ

[ScottinVA]

Well.. also contributing to that was a decidedly leftward drift across the political center. America isn`t a center-right country anymore.

[tommix2]

Thank you Satin Doll. All well written.

He should have reached out to his competitors and ASKED for their support, and included Sarah Palin in that as well.

[RIghtwardHo]

The problem was Romney. Period.

[Revolting cat!]

Wait a minute, did Ryan run for Veep and his Congressional seat as well? ‘Coz I thought he’d be out of Congress now?

[Fightin Whitey]

Agreed. Chattering little insider who is supposed to hold the key to solving all our fiscal problems.

But I haven’t anything resembling a detail out of him, since he first surfaced long before the election through the present.

If he plan is so damn good why isn’t he talking about it to this day? Romney isn’t stopping him. Who’s stopping him? Where is his support? What’s his plan?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Ryan is the one person last election who was worth running.

Romney tried, but he faced an uphill battle from the very first day.

Ryan needs now, to become our spokesman. Rebuild the GOP with Ryan for now, and whoever else comes along as we go.

Go Ryan!

[Revolting cat!]

Wait for me, I have my own original theory of why Romney lost, and I too know for certain that I’m right and everybody else is wrong!

[tommix2]

Willard RINOmney was the best candidate Obama could have asked forThat is why the democrats wanted the Republicans to nominate Romney .Romney was chosen by the democrats.

[onyx]

Ryan: “We have to do a better job of explaining and demonstrating why our ideas are better on such issues as fighting poverty and helping people move up “the ladder of life.””

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I’m so sick of listing all the things the Romney Team missed, but if Paul Ryan thinks this is all, I hope he doesn’t run.

[Trueblackman]

Sorry Paul losing is bound to happens when you run a Liberal Republican against a flaming Marxists from Chicago, McCain Part 2.

[who knows what evil?]

The GOP p*ssed on conservatives; so they stayed home or voted for someone else...wonder how many write-ins Palin received?

[who knows what evil?]

The GOP p*ssed on conservatives; so they stayed home or voted for someone else...wonder how many write-ins Palin received?

[who knows what evil?]

Romney was chosen by the democrats.

Indeed...dems supported Romney wherever an open primary was available to them.