No one cares. lol
Not even with 7.9% unemployment, 16T in debt, high gas prices, an unpopular health care bill, the Libyan debacle, our failure with Iran, Israeli relations at a low point, massive defense cuts, practically no economic growth to show for, rising crime, a list of failed promises by Obama... was Romney able to win.
Mr. play it safe, the calculated business man that has well chosen words lost to an Obama. The GOP selects their guy and puts him on the ticket because this guy paid his dues and has the insider clout, i.e. McCain, Dole, Romney... I don't know why the GOP even pretends and goes through the motions of selecting their candidate? The GOP won't win not because of message, but because of “who” they choose and place out in front, telling conservatives that they now have to vote for this candidate they really aren't very comfortable with. Romney seems like a great guy (Seriously!) and would have been a good President most likely, but he didn't have what it takes to beat an Obama, am I the only one that saw that?
Elections are about emotions: name recognition, appearances, demographics, symbolism, the celebrity appeal. Education, experience, character, positions on issues, where reason comes into play, is almost irrelevant to the masses that go by their “gut feeling.”
So while the Democrats have rising stars make it to the top like an Obama, the Republican do the same old shit, every Presidential election: Dole, McCain, Romney...
Worse yet, the lesson learned by the Republicans won't be to find a candidate that has appeal through appearance, charisma, demographics and good orating skills while maintaining the values, nope they will only slide to some relativistic moderate middle point that is moving around all the time, and water down their message since they believe they need a “moderate candidate,” or so their experts tell them. You watch, next elections the Republicans will still have their boring, unenergetic, stiff candidate but he'll talk about amnesty, will be more liberal regards abortion...