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Romney was not the problem
The Daily Caller ^ | November 21, 2012 | Ann Coulter

Posted on 11/22/2012 10:31:36 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Small minds always leap to the answers given the last time around, which is probably why Maxine Waters keeps getting re-elected. But the last time is not necessarily the same as this time. A terrorist attack is not the same as the Cold War, a war in Afghanistan is not the same as a war in Iraq, and Mitt Romney is not the same as John McCain or Bob Dole.

But since the election, many conservatives seem to be coalescing around the explanation for our defeat given by Jenny Beth Martin of the Tea Party Patriots, who said: “What we got was a weak, moderate candidate handpicked by the Beltway elites and country club establishment wing of the Republican Party. The presidential loss is unequivocally on them.”

There was also the seven months of primaries, during which Romney got more votes than the rest of the field combined. So there’s that. Moreover, the idea that Mitt Romney was “a weak, moderate candidate” is preposterous...

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KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012gopprimary; 2012rncconvention; anncoulter; coulter; obama; rino; romney; romney2012; stsarah; teaparty
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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Polls indicated that Romney was going to win the election. The economy is close to Great Depression era conditions, and unemployment is almost as high as when Obama entered office. Economic conditions became so dire after Obama took office it prompted the rise of an entire new movement, the Tea Party.
Presidents rarely win reelection when the economy is in the tank.
So how did Romney lose a race that numerous reputable polls and pundits predicted would be an easy win, based on historical patterns?
Massive voter fraud.

There are massive reports of criminal activity
(not mischief, not shenanigans, as many term the fraud- but CRIMINAL ACTIVITY) going on all over the U.S during the presidential election.
Reports of machines changing votes from Romney to Obama, eyewitness reports of Republican poll watchers who observed busloads of non-English speaking Somalians in Ohio being instructed to vote Obama- the list is endless.

http://www.ObamaVoterFraud.com/

Romney lost because of this, not any other reason.
Nobody could have won against the fraud planned and perpetrated by the Obama Machine.

We can not wait for 2014 and 2016 to regroup and figure out new strategies. By then it will be too late. The Marxist/Muslim usurper will have completed his planned distruction of America.

That’s what people fail to understand.

Col Allen West; “I don’t want to see America become like Zimbabwe where people don’t trust their electoral process. If we cannot trust the integrity of the voting system then we are no longer a free republic.

Col West has opened the door.
It’s now up to We The People.

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.

The evidence is overwhelming!

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2012/11/video-eyewitness-of-somali-muslim-voter-fraud-in-ohio-by-obama-camp.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-aVy_s76ZY

https://www.facebook.com/lori.patriot/posts/404694619604138

http://www.westernjournalism.com/obama-stole-the-election/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hbf3iaEbAuY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ILJDudUpct0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dmJtaOO2etc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ILJDudUpct0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rMpQKqZhM

http://obamavoterfraud.blogspot.com/

http://newtgingrich360.com/profiles/blogs/obama-stole-the-election

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/election-fraud-obama-won-more-than-99-percent-of-the-vote-in-more-than-100-ohio-precincts

http://appalachianforums.com/forums/Dickenson_County,_Virginia.pl/md/read/id/255145

http://beforeitsnews.com/election-2012/2012/11/stolen-election-evidence-is-mounting-everything-points-to-stolen-votes-2446928.html

http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/adding-up-the-evidence-to-a-stolen-election/

http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/11/allen-west-mitt-romney-and-the-massive-voter-fraud-machine/

http://www.truethevote.org/news/how-widespread-is-voter-fraud-2012-facts-figures

http://foxnewsinsider.com/tag/voter-fraud/

http://www.humanevents.com/2012/11/01/voter-fraud-is-no-myth-its-more-common-than-you-think/

http://thewillcountynews.com/?p=415

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4279497/obama-stole-election/

http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/the-big-list-of-vote-fraud-reports/

http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2012/11/11/obama_likely_won_reelection_through_election_fraud/page/full/

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/11/333-000-Votes-in-4-Swing-States-Would-Have-Given-Romney-the-Presidency

Accuracy In Media

The Left’s national voter fraud strategy exposed:

http://www.aim.org/special-report/the-lefts-national-vote-fraud-strategy-exposed/

Thousands of military votes uncounted or missing:

http://www.examiner.com/article/cast-aside-thousands-of-votes-from-our-military-troops-uncounted-or-missing

http://www.humanevents.com/2012/09/17/vote-fraud-alert-one-out-of-five-registered-ohio-voters-is-bogus/#.UJsjsmjNq5x.twitter

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/volpe/complaint-filed-over-illegal-alien-voters/

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/chicago-source-tells-author-brad-thor-obama-campaign-planning-to-proclaim-early-victory-to-demoralize-romney-supporters/

http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/05/brit-hume-on-presidential-polling-theres-something-wrong-here/#ixzz2BSER1mKj

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/matthew-vadum/obamas-army-of-illegal-election-workers/

http://mvpproject.org/in-the-news/va-military-absentee-ballots-going-awol-in-2012/

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/03/Dozens-of-Romney-Voters-In-Colorado-Complain-Machines-Changed-Votes-To-Obama

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/11/03/breaking_naacp_takes_over_polling_station_advocates_for_president_obama_at_houston_polling_location

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/02/claims-increasing-switched-votes-in-ohio/

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/more-electronic-voting-machines-changing-romney-votes-to-obama-we-looked-into-it-and-heres-what-a-vendor-told-us/

http://www.marionstar.com/article/20121031/NEWS03/310310009/Problem-found-board-elections?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57550603/citing-high-number-of-rural-black-voters-maine-gop-chair-suspects-improprieties-at-the-polls/

http://www.naturalnews.com/037952_vote_fraud_Philadelphia_elections.html

Demonstration- voter machine hacked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FPuLNjvAc&feature=youtu.be

http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/11/allen-west-mitt-romney-and-the-massive-voter-fraud-machine/#ixzz2CJk9QHHE

http://www.barackofraudo.com/

Go to http://www.facebookcensorship.com and see the documentation of their censorship and harassment.

Bro. Winter Christian Bible teacher http://www.prime.org
http://www.barrysoetoro.net
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What you can do:
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Visit these sites:
http://www.ObamaVoterFraud.com/
http://thecompetentconservative.com/elections-have-not-yet-been-certified-heres-what-you-can-do/

Most of ‘Obama Voter Fraud’ activity is moving to FaceBook.
‘Obama Voter Fraud Volunteers
http://www.facebook.com/#!/ObamaVoterFraudVolunteers

‘Obama Voter Fraud’ on FaceBook-
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=488176621204089&set=a.488176614537423.110863.488173144537770&type=1&theater";;;-
Sign their petition- over 99,000 and counting -cards, email
http://www.petition2congress.com/8222/petition-recount-on-2012-presidential-election/
Another petition, The ‘We The People’ petition has 60,000 signatures and counting-
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/recount-election/ZQmy0Mlv#thank-you=p

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21 posted on 11/22/2012 10:54:03 AM PST by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: GeronL
Where is crying girl “Leave Mitt Romney alone!!”

You may find this disturbing, but that was not a girl.

22 posted on 11/22/2012 10:55:42 AM PST by Disambiguator (America chose...poorly.)
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To: stop_fascism

It’s a combination of a ho-hum candidate, a growing idiotic population who hates whitey and an embarrassed “i am a conservative” conservatives.


23 posted on 11/22/2012 10:57:33 AM PST by max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The country does not deserve a business oriented president. What people want is free stuff from the government.

1 in 5 residents of US are now on FREE Medicaid.
FREE Food stamps approaching almost 50 Million with 450,000 added in July+August which USDA suppressed the news until now.
FREE Rent subsidy
FREE Heat subsidy
FREE Obamacare
FREE Obama phones
FREE Contraceptives
FREE Mammograms
FREE Pre-natal care & delivery
FREE Transportation to medical facility
FREE Translators for non-English speaking
FREE Lawyers for the indigent
FREE Pell Grants
FREE Daycare

Like every socialist country before us, we will be enticed into socialism. Like every socialist country before us the rich will get less rich, AND THE POOR WILL GET MORE POOR.

Eventually when other people’s money runs out we will again make a turn towards capitalism, like China is doing, like all formerly Soviet satellite countries in Eastern Europe are doing, like East Germans are doing, Like India is doing.

The cycle must repeat since the masses are not intelligent enough to learn from actual history.


24 posted on 11/22/2012 10:59:01 AM PST by entropy12 (The republic is doomed when people figure out they can get free stuff by voting democrats)
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To: All

I am still shocked and furious that Romney lost. This should have been a slam dunk and he screwed up. Just like McCain, Romney was too nice while Obama was the aggressive street-fighter. When will the GOP ever learn that you have to play dirty to win?

Romney should have explained the negative impacts of the debt, deficit spending and Obamacare. He should have hammered this toward the younger voters.

Why Romney never pummeled Obama over Benghazi I will never know.


25 posted on 11/22/2012 11:01:06 AM PST by eekitsagreek
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Coulter sounds more like a whiny liberal turd these days. Flush.


26 posted on 11/22/2012 11:07:37 AM PST by TADSLOS (LOSING BIG- The GOP legacy.)
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To: mylife
The problem here is that conservatives cant get on the same page even when there is only one candidate left.

I have to disagree. Conservatives largely did get behind Romney. The problem was, Obama lost millions of voters from 2008 yet Romney was unable to pull them into his orbit - because IMO he presented them with a candidate that they just could not relate to. And it didn't have anything to do with free stuff with most swing voters, otherwise they would have stayed with Obama. Instead, Romney offered no compelling vision as to why he sought the presidency - because IMO he sought it for reasons that had nothing to do with core principles or values.

27 posted on 11/22/2012 11:07:55 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: Perdogg

I supported Newt in my state’s primary and he lost. Though I’m not a huge fan of Romney I had no problem voting for him in November because the alternative is a nightmare and sadly the nightmare is going to continue and grow worse over the next four years. Conservatives are waiting for the next Reagan to show themselves and won’t vote for someone who doesn’t fit that high standard. I got news for you folks that person didn’t run for the GOP nomination in 2012. If Newt or Rick had been the nominee a bunch of you would have found faults with them too. Democrats always rally around their people and the GOP eats its own. No doubt in 2016 we’re going to have the same issues with a Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, etc. The Republican Party is not a perfect vehicle for conservative principles, far from it, but if you think going third party is the solution then be prepared to see Democratic presidents for the next fifty years.


28 posted on 11/22/2012 11:11:09 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not sure why anyone listens to Bill Maher’s girlfriend. She is no longer relevant....if she ever was.


29 posted on 11/22/2012 11:12:30 AM PST by vmivol00 (I won't be reconstructed.)
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To: dirtboy

Romney was turning out HUGE crowds in deep blue territory.
Obama was barely able lure folks with free food.

Something is really amiss in our analysis of what went wrong.


30 posted on 11/22/2012 11:13:11 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: eekitsagreek

There are many things I don’t know, and like you don’t understand why he went soft after the first debate. He had zero on the ropes, then did nothing to get the knock out punch he needed. Perhaps it was his mushy advisers - the same ones who were in the McCain camp. Why do they insist on using these useless retread losers?

Romney wasn’t hip or cool. SO what? I don’t care if my president is hip or cool. I want someone who has the smarts to turn this country around. Mitt had it - then lost it. He also avoided conservatives like the plague. He kept saying he was going to repeal obamacare, but never told the uninformed why or what was in the bill. Maybe he was afraid that if he did then obama would hit back with the fact that obamacare was based on romneycare - and it was. Most of us knew this would be a huge problem for Mitt.

Benghazi still remains a mystery. Why he didn’t punch him in the political face with this is beyond most of us. He got snookered by Candy Crowley and lost his nerve or something. I don’t know - all I know is we have 4 more years of a marxist in the WH because Romney and camp decided to take the “high” road and play nice. IT worked very well for McCain too.


31 posted on 11/22/2012 11:13:11 AM PST by Catsrus
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This woman has turned into a complete idiot loser! The evidence is right in front of everyone's face and yet this blowhard dumbass can't face facts!

It's so incredible crass of Ann to use the evidence against the facts! She state's the purpose, then dismisses reality like the wind. That's what's truly "preposterous."

32 posted on 11/22/2012 11:13:26 AM PST by sirchtruth (Freedom is not free.)
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To: Perdogg
By 2016 Obama will have legalized millions of new Democrat, currently illegal, voters. He will have revised our laws and further made Congress irrelevant. He will have made the US subordinate to new treaties and greatly devastated the US military. I doubt the 2016 Presidential election will matter other than for show.
33 posted on 11/22/2012 11:14:11 AM PST by Truth29
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To: TBP
So who are we supposed to blame? Conservatives?

Yes, damn it. Conservatives were the problem, they didn't vote. How many times do we have to state it is the ass hats that didn't vote they loose. IT WAS THE DAMN VOTERS.........THAT STAYED AWAY BECAUSE OF STUPID IGNORANCE. To proved a point and elected King Obama.

34 posted on 11/22/2012 11:15:10 AM PST by Logical me
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To: eekitsagreek

Obama looked whipped.
Romney looked confident.
The economy was the topic du jour and it still is.

We all saw it.
I don’t think Obama thought he was going to win.

Romney ran a VERY competent strong race, but he lost to the Ozero.
The question is why?
The answer is not “shoot our own.”


35 posted on 11/22/2012 11:19:46 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Logical me

Thank you.


36 posted on 11/22/2012 11:21:01 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

The media began portraying a rosy future for the economy about a month before the election...in the end it swayed enough voters to go with “the devil they know.”


37 posted on 11/22/2012 11:21:31 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“What we got was a weak, moderate candidate handpicked by the Beltway elites and country club establishment wing of the Republican Party. The presidential loss is unequivocally on them”

Seems spot on to me.


38 posted on 11/22/2012 11:26:22 AM PST by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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To: dfwgator

No.
The market started responding to the notion that Mitt would win.
Obama won and the market tanked again.


39 posted on 11/22/2012 11:27:14 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
First of all, realize that what seems to be deep blue often is purple. I work two miles away from where Romney had his first PA rally. There are a lot more Republicans here than people in red states realize. The base was motivated.

But you have to do more than just win the base to win the Electoral College swing states. Was there voter fraud? Yes, and they were blatant about it. But Obama still came in, what, 6-8 million votes below 2008? Yet it appears that Romney, once all votes are in, might come in a million or so more votes than McCain in 2008, a very bad year for Republicans.

Romney failed to be a likeable candidate for the swing voters that drifted away from Obama. These people often vote on gut feelings. I have a relative who didn't vote. He thought it was completely bogus that Romney tried to claim being just like a regular American, when he has his own small business and fights to just make payroll. Other people I have talked to felt the same way.

Romney was a second-generation politician, like Gore and too many others nowadays. He showed more inclination to attack his primary opponents than Obama - typical of the GOP-E mindset. In the end, his vision for the presidency was that he wanted to be president. And I think a lot of swing voters realized that.

40 posted on 11/22/2012 11:27:45 AM PST by dirtboy
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