[Timber Rattler]

Romney had a “Conservative” problem, not a “white” problem.

[Oberon]

Those who stayed home did so because the Republicans didn’t give them a good enough reason to leave the house.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Can you say "IRS voter suppression?"

[Rich21IE]

Yea, well, I suspect there was a “count” problem. But a growing problem for the GOP is that in the Dem controlled Urban areas, “white” voter participation has sunk to near nothing simply because the Urban areas have become what amounts to One Party jurisdictions.

[SC_Pete]

Computers.

[jjotto]

The whites who ‘stayed home’ were not whites who had previously voted for Republicans (much less conservatives), at least not in numbers even close to changing the election outcome.

[Dr. Thorne]

There are plenty of Evangelicals out there who will not vote for a Mormon under any circumstances because they will not support evil. They simply will not compromise.

I'm waiting for the inevitable idiot who says: "Well, we can blame them for Obama 2."

1. Isn't this a conservative website? If you are willing to vote for a liberal Republican, you are a sell-out.
2. Don't blame Evangelicals for the loser foisted on us by the GOP-E.

IMHO, the election was a great show, but it was all BS. TPTB got what they wanted.

[GBA]

Romney and the GOPe had all sorts of problems getting their normally solid GOP voters to vote for them again.

I'd say that's because more and more of those solid GOP voters are tired of voting for an ineffective political party that, more often than not, sides with the opposition to pass things their previously solid voters DO NOT WANT!

WTF?!?, over.

[william clark]

Given the degree of documented vote fraud in the last election, I’m hard pressed to take seriously proclamations that the results were due to some voting bloc not turning out.

I just don't think it can be accurately assessed given the amount of manipulation that occurred.

[Heart of Georgia]

We were ambushed and it’s going to get worse if they’re allowed to continue their thug behavior.

[ryan71]

One could argue that, given the media’s ability to pick the Republican candidate, the democrat’s ability to rig votes, and changing demographics, Republicans may never have another chance to win the presidency again.

[Lexington Green]

Or maybe their votes just weren’t counted...

[ansel12]

Romney was running a pro-choice TV ad in some states, including Ohio, he lost Ohio.

Now the 30 second pro-choice ad has been removed from youtube, it had Romney saying I’m Romney and approve this message, he must have the authority to block it now.

[ryan71]

It’s abundantly clear that some Democrat votes counted more than once.

Can’t we assume that some Republican votes counted LESS THAN ONCE?

[Vaduz]

It was whites who stayed home.
Spot on the trend any more in the USA is let someone else do it voting gets into my play time.
And the guy didn’t fit into my 100% idea list.

[centurion316]

Many, many Freepers stayed home and then used some Klingon math theory to explain that their missing vote did not help Obama. It did, together with the dead voters and ineligible voters who registered via motor voter.

[Darren McCarty]

Working class white independents stayed home. They didn’t like anyone running. Some areas had a very large dropoff for both Romney (from McCain of all people) and Obama from 2008. That was even in areas McCain lost and Romney won.

[SoldierDad]

Romney isn't the one with the problem. The problem was the ignoramuses who stayed home because a PERFECT conservative candidate didn't materialize. So, because so many so-called conservatives decided to take their marbles and go home, we have to endure another term by an extremely evil individual. Thanks guys. Good call!!!

[TomGuy]

I am not sure the 2012 numbers support the contention that whites stayed home rather than vote for Romney.

If there was 'massive' voter fraud, it happened in 2008, with Obama getting 10 million new votes over Kerry's 2004. But, Obama lost 4.2 million from 2008 to 2012.

Romney 2012 got about 1 million more than McCain 2008 got, but McCain lost 2.5 million from Bush 2004. Romney lost 1.5 million from Bush 2004.

McCain lost to Obama by 9.7 million.
Romney lost to Obama by 5 million.

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Chart does not include minor party votes:

Totals	Democrat	Republican	Year	Total Votes
Totals	wObama 65,446,032	Romney 60,589,084	2012	126,035,116
Totals	wObama 69,297,997	McCain 59,597,520	2008	128,895,517
Totals	Kerry 59,027,478	wBush 62,039,073	2004	121,066,551

w = winner

source:  U.S. Electoral College

[Nea Wood]

Maybe whites stayed home because nobody is speaking for them and nobody cares about them. What’s the first thing the Republicans started saying as soon as Romney lost? “We didn’t appeal to Hispanics enough!!! We must try to reach out to Hispanics more!” Which of course means amnesty and other things whites don’t want, but who gives a rip about whites?

THAT’S why whites stayed home.