Even if I were the most RINO, limp-wristed, sissy-boy Republican, I'd at least pretend to "fight" Obama at every turn.
Romney was the first nominee in history to win hugely among the independents, yet lose the race, and he did it in an election that couldn’t lose.
*Romney first to win independents big, lose election
*”Whoever wins independent voters in Ohio, wins Ohio,” Beeson said on “Fox News Sunday,” two days before the election.
He was, of course, wrong. Romney won self-identified Independents in Ohio by a overwhelming 10 points, according to exit polls, but lost the state to President Barack Obama by 2 points.
A similar trend was seen across much of the country — Romney won among Independents by 5 points, 50-45, but lost to Obama, 51-48.
*INFOGRAPHIC: Obama Lost Independent Vote In Almost Every Swing State
The president only won the independent vote in one battleground state: North Carolina.
Things looked very different for Obama in 2008, when independent voters came out in huge numbers to support him.
Just before Election Day, the Wall Street Journal reported those polling numbers had hardly changed, with Romney overwhelmingly leading among independent voters across the country. Republican pollster Bill McInteruff told the Journal the Democrats were “really flirting with trouble if you’re losing independents by this margin.”
If the Republicans want to win this election cycle, they need to hammer on Obama’s and the Dem’s failures. Namely Obamacare, the economy/jobs and their crony corruption in Washington. Tie the local elections and the current sitting dems to Obama and his failed policies.
Run adds with messages like -”When Obama needed votes for Obamacare, he could always count on Senator XXXX. And even when we found out that Obamacare was a failure, Senator XXXX still supported Obama.” Then play a clip with the Senator’s support of Obamacare. Then go into how Obamacare has cost people their health care and jobs. Detail a former business owner who had to close their business because of Obamacare. Then play the Senator’s support of Obamacare again.
End with “We dont think that is right and the American people deserve jobs, a growing economy and most importantly, they deserve a health care system that does not include government bureaucrats. Its time to stop Senator XXXX. Their betrayal of the American voter disqualifies them from the job.”
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Even if I were the most RINO, limp-wristed, sissy-boy Republican, I'd at least pretend to "fight" Obama at every turn.
I'm pissed. The Tea Party crowd I hang with are pissed. But that's not enough we need the average Jane & Joe to join us. Calvary Ho!
“and while 60 percent of Democrats said the economy is “very good” or “fairly good,””
“In addition, Democrats were upbeat about the direction of the country,”
These people scare the hell out of me.
So maybe those mushy middle voters have some utility after all?