[TheZMan]

Romney said his inability to win over black and Hispanic voters--and the damage done by those disastrous "47 percent" comments--ultimately derailed his White House bid.

Actually, Mitt, blacks and hispanics don't win you the presidency. Conservatism does. The "47% comments" were the smartest thing you've ever said.

Ann Romney, though, pointed the finger at the fourth estate. “It was not just the campaign’s fault," Ann Romney said. "I believe it was the media's fault as well, in that he was not being given a fair shake--that people weren’t allowed to really see him for who he was. ... I’m happy to blame the media.”

Quite right, but at the same time, it's kinda like baking a cake. Having the right temperature and cook time doesn't mean a whole hill of beans if you didn't use the right ingredients.

Perhaps because neither of you seems to have a clue, even now, it's best that you didn't win.

[DManA]

"I believe it was the media's fault as well, in that he was not being given a fair shake

The guy has been running for President for a decade. He should have known the score if he was paying attention. You should be able to develop a strategy to deal with this in 10 years.

Same thing with his taxes. He acted as if he was astonished that anyone would be interested in his taxes. Again, he had 10 years to prepare a strategy for dealing with this.

What a waste of 10 years.

[x]

Actually, Mitt, blacks and hispanics don't win you the presidency. Conservatism does. The "47% comments" were the smartest thing you've ever said.

Are you serious? Though he didn't mean it that way, what Romney said was interpreted as class politics. It painted him into the picture the Democrats framed of an aloof, uncaring rich guy.

Some conservative voters assumed Romney wasn't for them and didn't go to the polls. Call them Huckabee voters. I don't know how many of them there were, but the reaction of some of them was to assume Romney was talking about those who had less money than he did.

That may have been the wrong interpretation and the wrong reaction, but it was to be expected. That's why candidates don't talk that way when they know the cameras are on them. The upscale voters who'd gone for Obama in 2008 that Romney counted on winning based on his economic abilities and their economic interest didn't go for him either, so he lost.

[JerseyDvl]

Indeed, they need to go away. Like loser McCain,
I never want to hear from Obama- again.