Posted on 11/11/2012 11:27:31 AM PST by pabianice
The key to understanding the 2012 election is simple: A huge slice of the electorate stayed home.
The punditocracy — which is more of the ruling class than an eye on the ruling class — has naturally decided that this is because Republicans are not enough like Democrats: They need to play more identity politics (in particular, adopt the Left’s embrace of illegal immigration) in order to be viable. But the story is not about who voted; it is about who didn’t vote. In truth, millions of Americans have decided that Republicans are not a viable alternative because they are already too much like Democrats. They are Washington. With no hope that a Romney administration or more Republicans in Congress would change this sad state of affairs, these voters shrugged their shoulders and became non-voters.
“This is the most important election of our lifetime.” That was the ubiquitous rally cry of Republican leaders. The country yawned. About 11 million fewer Americans voted for the two major-party candidates in 2012 — 119 million, down from 130 million in 2008. In fact, even though our population has steadily increased in the last eight years (adding 16 million to the 2004 estimate of 293 million Americans), about 2 million fewer Americans pulled the lever for Obama and Romney than for George W. Bush and John Kerry.
That is staggering.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
Yup, because someone with your childish view of politics, must have the mentality of a 12 year old. Gee, we didn’t get a dream conservative to vote for. We haven’t had one since Reagan. Even Reagan wasn’t pure enough for some. Think things would have been better with presidents Dukakis, and Gore? Did that protest vote for Perot work out well? All those REAL conservatives who sat it out in 08 , really showed them. Now a large group of idiots helped Obame to destroy our country for another 4 years by sitting on their asses. So sit home whine bitch and moan its all you are good at. Meanwhile the adults will have to try and salvage as much of this disaster as they can.
Are those anything like SIN?
I've heard a little bit about that; somewhere, sometime, I think...
You know; if you are going be this upset, every time YOUR chosen person fails to get electged; you should probably not vote.
“Mia was up by 10% the week before the election and lost by 3,000 votes to Matheson in a state that went 73% for Romney.” ‘Someone’ is very afraid of a black conservative patriotic woman growing in popularity while building a resume of competency. Guess who that might be? ... It’s the same gaggle of vermin who gave the world the KKK, THE DEMOCRAP PARTY!
I misread the SOS.
SARAH PALIN speaks out of massive Obama machine voter fraud:
Sarah Palin News @SarahPalinLinks Between suppression of the military vote and voter fraud, Obama stole another election. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/46302 …DEMAND A RECOUNT! #VoterFraud
Sarah Palin News @SarahPalinLinks People need to stop pointing fingers within the GOP and investigate the Dems' massive voter fraud and suppression of the military vote.
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But then I would be an idiot, just like you.
Joseph Stalin:
Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything ...
Joseph Stalin:
"It is enough that the people believe there was an election.
The people who cast the votes decide nothing.
The people who count the votes decide everything."
Just wait; as this anger and disappointment will pass.
Trust me...
And you and your ilk will still be idiots, waiting to screw us all the next time you don’t get your perfect mystery date to vote for. So sit back smile and enjoy what you have coming for the next 4 years, you earned every second of it.
Sigh...
'Idiots' that told you ALL months ago that ROMNEY was damaged goods.
Who's the fool now!
Simple:
1. Bush
2. Rush
3. Elsie & ilk...
-—”It appears that you are just a bit more than ‘saddened’ by the FACT that I REFUSE to vote for the ‘lesser’ evil.
I am shocked that so many American’s will vote for EVIL at all! And then to turn around and berate those who hold some values a bit higher than their own; is AMAZING!!”
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Nice try, I was using a figure of speech Of course I don’t think Romney is “Evil” nor should you. Obama IS EVIL. With Romney, there was at least the possibility that he would come thru on his free-market approach way more than Obama every would.
That’s the sad part. Obama will be 100X worse than Romney would have ever been. Romney was talking the talk of a true fiscal conservative.
Romney also had a healthy understanding of separating his religious views from his governing as stated in one of his speeches on the subject that was similar to JFK’s famous speech about Catholicism.
Anyhow, I see I’m wasting my precious time trying to change anti-Mormon bigotry.
No I’m not Mormon and I think the religion is rather odd, but I wasn’t voting for his religion.
I like u but that was not cogent
And yes we voted
Everyone I know voted down here and for the white guy
Nice work ken but the stupids here must have their fun
Strange.
I have no EXACT figures, but it seems to me that over 99% of FR posters have called the CHOICE we were presented in this election "the lesser of two evils".
Excuse me for merely going along with the 'wisdom of the crowd'.
Too bad he didn't walk the walk of an electable conservative in other areas. His record was kinda pathetic; don't you agree?
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