[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Even with the clear advantage of a successful lifelong economic background on his side... Mittens could not, after six straight years of campaigning, close the sale versus Obama.

Even with the clear advantage of multiple Obama administration foreign policy scandals, such as "Fast and Furious," on his side... Mittens could not, after six straight years of campaigning, close the sale versus Obama.

Even with the clear advantage of innumerable Obama administration corruption scandals on his side... Mittens could not, after six straight years of campaigning, close the sale versus Obama.

Even with a U.S. ambassador brutally butchered scant weeks before the election... Mittens could not, after six straight years of campaigning, close the sale versus Obama.

Mittens could not carry Massachusetts, or Michigan. Ryan could not help him carry Wisconsin.

Romney won, he was the best candidate

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[Lakeshark]

No one was going to win this thing, not one of the candidates we liked would have done better.

Romney made his share of mistakes, but consider the following:

1. The media.
2. The new demographics of the 47%
3. The corruption already in place from the stimulus to the unions and the Acorn types.

The media reported perfectly good things Romney said as gaffes, and reported the dems as near perfect. They constantly repeated the lie that the economy was getting better, it was Bush's fault anyway, and that even so no one could have done anything. They never. once. reported. Benghazi. Not ever. They never reported on Fast and Furious. Not once. They never reported on the crony capitalism Chicago thug way. Not Once.

The new demographics: How do you win when virtually half the country are now takers? Who do they vote for, Santa Clause, or the guy who wants you to be an entrepreneur and work hard to get the American dream?

The stimulus slush fund paid for all those voters to come out. Free stuff uber alles.

you add to that the stupid purist jack asses who wouldn't vote to take out Bambi, and voila! Loss.

I'm sorry, there is no way anyone in the field, not Newt, not Palin, not Perry, nor Bachmann, not Santorum even gets close considering how the deck was stacked. How in the world would any of them gotten close? Splain please, and it will be easy to show how that same machine would have simply destroyed them, each one.