Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: nathanbedford

I’m not sure if you conveniently attribute the “mistakes” of Romney’s campaign in that long paragraph to others, or simply predicting the lame analyses to appear in the coming days and weeks and to freeze in history books for the foreseeable future. No matter. In my opinion, no GOP candidate could have won. It was Romney vs Obama-Main-Sewer-Media. It was Romney vs the 47%, vs the OJ Jury nation, vs Dancing with the Starlets.


20 posted on 11/06/2012 10:58:22 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Revolting cat!
I’m not sure if you conveniently attribute the “mistakes” of Romney’s campaign in that long paragraph to others, or simply predicting the lame analyses to appear in the coming days and weeks and to freeze in history books for the foreseeable future.

The simple truth is, I do not know and that is precisely why I did not make an assertion but set forth matters to be considered. There are many posters on this thread who think they do know but I am skeptical that they have read the raw data and even if they read them, I am skeptical that they are sophisticated enough properly to analyze them.

We are keen to assert blame and advance our philosophical predisposition: Romney could not have one because he was a Rino; Romney lost because he lost Hispanics and women and got pushed into an extremist corner. Romney should have run farther to the right or he should have run further to the left.

My point is that we have to be careful about what conclusions we draw and why and, equally important, we have to ask the right questions. Was this a mechanical failure or is it simply an unpalatable truth that conservatism does not sell? Somebody's opinion on these issues is of absolutely no value even if written on this thread in bold capital letters and italicized.

Where is the data?


67 posted on 11/07/2012 1:04:29 AM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson