Ryan blames Republican election loss on poor communication, turnout

reuters ^ | 1/23/13 | Thomas Ferraro

[Baynative]

(Reuters) - Ending a self-imposed silence about the November election, 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said on Wednesday that he and presidential running mate Mitt Romney lost not because of ideas, but due to ineffective communication.

[Graewoulf]

Doormat RINO Ryan File.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

I appreciate the answer but it makes me laugh. This is symptomatic of where we are. Everyone believes they have the answer. I didn’t expect Nikki Haley, but that’s OK. Are you saying she’s the only one you would vote for? That’s our problem, we all want it to either be our guy (or girl) or we won’t play ball. This is one reason we still have Obama. This is unacceptable.

[jwalsh07]

Yes he can and there is no sarcasm here at all. If republicans want to win national elections they have to understand that.

[willk]

It is all the freebies the dems are handing out. Plain and simple.

[A'elian' nation]

“America isn`t a center-right country anymore.”
I hate to agree with you, but I do. We keep talking about the base that didn’t come out to vote. Maybe they just ain’t there.

Our base had its best chance ever in 2008 to elect the Reagan heir, Sarah Palin. They didn’t show up.

And the base that didn’t show up in 2012, if it exists, probably stayed home to speed up America’s demise. Lot of people I know say that there is no way this country can turn around until it crashes first.
And lot of those folks want to see Obama take it up his arrogant ass and see him crash and burn.

I voted Romney/Ryan, but am inclined to believe in the doomsday scenario as the only way to wake up this country.

[Tennessee Nana]

Paul Paul Paul

It was that liberal we were stuck with for the GOP nominee

you know that guy at the top of the ticket...

[GeronL]

DENIAL AIN’T PRETTY

[Graybeard58]

We keep talking about the base that didn’t come out to vote. Maybe they just ain’t there.

Oh, the base is still there. They came out in force in the congressional elections in 2010. We (I, being part of "the base") just didn't have a candidate to come out for in 2012.

Romney was,is and always will be a liberal and he as much as said piss on the Tea Party, Sarah Palin and every conservative, they in turn, said, piss on you Romney.

[GeronL]

Offer a better product than warmed up RINO next time

[SoConPubbie]

So, Mr. Ryan, you don’t think Mitt, and yours, support of the Gay Agenda and Abortion had nothing to do with your loss?

Or your team’s lackluster support of smaller and limited government?

You really think we are stupid, don’t you?!

[SoConPubbie]

I appreciate the answer but it makes me laugh. This is symptomatic of where we are. Everyone believes they have the answer. I didn’t expect Nikki Haley, but that’s OK. Are you saying she’s the only one you would vote for? That’s our problem, we all want it to either be our guy (or girl) or we won’t play ball. This is one reason we still have Obama. This is unacceptable.

Spoken like somebody who thought Romney was acceptable.

Like Hell we do!

Give a conservative, not a lying, progressive liberal like Mitt Romney who supports both the Gay Agenda and Abortion, and the base, the GOP, and Independents will turn out and vote for the GOP candidate.

Until then, you're going to get the same result.

[Road Glide]

“We keep talking about the base that didn’t come out to vote. Maybe they just ain’t there.”

“Oh, the base is still there. They came out in force in the congressional elections in 2010. We (I, being part of “the base”) just didn’t have a candidate to come out for in 2012.”

In 2014 we’re going to find out if “the base is still there” or not.

I have no crystal ball, but I sense that the results are going to shock a lot of people — one way or the other...

[patriot08]

Of course it was voter fraud.

Surely no one believes America voted to reelect the Marxist/Muslim usurper- the worst president in American history?

Can't you just imagine the above was the scene with Obama and his Commie staff after stealing the election through voter fraud- while Conservatives blame Romney, argue, point fingers, blather on about who to run in four years, 'starting a new party', and try to figure out how to suck up to minorities the 'next time'?

Next time? What makes them think the massive voter fraud in this last farce of an election won't be repeated? If we don't clean up our voting system, there may not be a next time. We may not see another Republican president in our lifetime

Map from Barack Obama Voter Fraud 2012

What most refuse to acknowledge is that it was unlikely that ANYBODY could have beaten the voter fraud planned and perpetrated by the criminal Obama machine. They seem to prefer pointing fingers, blaming Romney and blathering on about who to run in 2016 and how to suck up to the minorities.

>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.

>Mitt knew it too, when he was met by several thousand in that parking garage cheering him when he arrived unannounced at that airport, and he put his hand over his heart and said, 'This is how you know you've won'.

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.

That and no other reason

Almost every major Conservative website has put out an article charging voter fraud- Breitbart, American Thinker, Atlas Shrugs, WND, The Blaze, Front Page Magazine, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Town Hall, Human Events, Canada Free Press...

We cannot 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.

We must act NOW.

Start with the election. If we let the Rats get away with this massive voter fraud, we're no better than a bananna republic.

We must keep digging and pounding him every day, in every way we can- phony birth certificate, Benghazi, Fast and Furious, his hidden life, records....

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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.

We must fight election fraud.

It falls on ‘We the People’.

Silence is consent

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The website,'Barack Obama Vote Fraud 2012' is keeping a running account of cases of voter fraud and what to do about it:

Visit the site- Here

Astonishing!

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Photo of SOMALIANS brought to Ohio voting stations by the busload, 95% of whom did not speak English, and told to vote for Obama, straight Dem ticket- Here

'Human Events', report pollwatcher eyewitness to busload of Somalians at Ohio poll, spoke no English, told to vote Obama Here

Republican pole watchers; busloads of Somalians brought in Here

THE JEWISH TASK FORCE makes a excellent case that Mitt defeated Obama in 2012, if not for fraud. Here

Another poll watcher observes voter fraud Here

Spanish Company Associated w/Geo. Soros Will “Count” America's Votes Overseas In November Here

CANADA FREE PRESS: Here

WND List of voter fraud reports Here
ATLAS SHRUGS voter fraud list. Here

Hannity and Col Allan West slam voter fraud on 'Hannity' after the election Nov 12- Here

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Believe it or not, there ARE patriots out there who are going to FIGHT Obama's reelection- unlike the spineless Republicans who remain silent!

Visit the website; 'The Competent Conservative'

Here

'These elections are NOT certified yet. The only way to get this investigated, much less recounted or overturned, is through the Secretary of State of each of the five key states: Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. EVEN IF YOU ARE IN ANOTHER STATE you can help. But it won’t do any good to dilute our effort to challenge California or Michigan or other states. Until a major group gets involved to do more, here is the plan: Contact the Secretary of State of the state in question. See contact information below... '

Visit the website, 'Halt Voter Fraud':

Here

'This election is not over - YET. Obama has not been elected by the Electoral College - YET. The Presidential election is being stolen from us with "Chicago Style" thuggery - and we can STOP the thieves in their tracks. But we do not have time on our side. This is our LAST chance. Don't give up. We must act now.

If massive voter fraud has occured as alleged by so many, and if the state vote counts include these FRAUDULENT votes, then is it logical to say that the entire state vote is COMPROMISED and can't be trusted? 59,000,000 Americans might agree!

The state vote is used to determine the allocation of Electors in the Electoral College which actually elects the President and Vice President.

If the vote count is FRAUDULENT, FLAWED, and CAN'T BE TRUSTED - and if the Electors have been FRAUDULENTLY allocated based on FLAWED vote counts - then WE CANNOT ALLOW THE GOVERNORS TO SIGN THEIR CERTIFICATES of ASCERTAINMENT on December 17th. We can stop this if we ACT IMMEDIATELY.

***** CALL TO ARMS ***** FIVE STATE CAPITOLS ***** SEVEN DAYS *******

Patriots must rally NOW in the State Capitols of Harrisburg,PA - Richmond, VA - Tallahassee, FL - Columbus, OH, and Madison, WI ****** MASSIVE RALLIES ** *** PATRIOT LEADERS ORGANIZE YOUR LOCAL EFFORTS NOW, coordinate with the other PATRIOT groups as they also rally, let us know who you are and how you will respond, how we can help.

Remember the Battle of Trenton?

We can make HISTORY TODAY.'

More- Here

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Obama Voter Fraud on FaceBook- Here

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Sign this petition- almost 117,000 and counting -cards, email- Here

Sign the ‘We The People’ petition. It has 60,000 signatures and counting- Here

Click and sign the petition for a recount Here-

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Must watch videos!

VIDEO-- Programmer Testifies About Rigging Elections With Vote Counting- Here

VIDEO- Illegal Aliens Caught Voting and Stealing Elections In Florida In Vast Numbers- Here

VIDEO- MICHAEL SAVAGE: How Obama fixed the 2012 election- Here

VIDEO- Massive voter fraud discovered in April- Here

VIDEO- Whistle blower speaks out about voter fraud- Here

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Voter fraud from Tea Party: Here

The American Dream- 22 Signs That Voter Fraud Is Wildly Out Of Control And The Election Was A Sham: Here

Town Hall : Obama Likely Won The Election Through Voter Fraud: Here

American Thinker: Was The Election Stolen:? Here

WSVN-TV Almost 1K Ballots Found In Broward Elections Warehouse: Here

Pundit Press; In Florida Obama Got Over 99% In Broward County Precincts: Here

Natural News.com: 19,605 to Zero IS Statistical Proof Of Outright Vote Fraud in 2012 Presidential Election: Here

Realville, USA: The Great Election Robbery of 2012? Here

WND: Here's How Touchscreens Killed Romney Votes: Here

The American Dream: Election Fraud? Obama Won More Than 99% Of The Vote in More Than 100 Ohio Precincrs: Here

WND: The Big List Of Voter Fraud Reports: Here

Nachum's List of Voter Fraud: Here

MORE:

Newt Gingrich 360: Here

Appalachian Forums: Here

Before It's News: Here

WND: Here

Political Outcast: Here

True The Vote: Here

Fox News Insider: Here

Human Events; Here

The Will County News: Here

Fox News: Here

WND: Here

Townhall: Here

Breitbart Here

Accuracy In Media The Left's national voter fraud strategy exposed: Here

Thousands of military votes uncounted or missing: Here

Human Events: Here

Front Page Magazine: Here

The Blaze Here

The Daily Caller: Here

Front Page Magazine Here

Military Voter Protection Project: Here

BreitBart Here

Townhall: Here

Fox News Here

The Blaze Here

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The best Obama Exposure site on the net, The Obama File: Here

The United StatesLibrary of Congress has selected TheObamaFile.com for inclusion in its historic collection of Internet materials Here

[Christie at the beach]

1) Run a conservative the next time. The grassroots will get behind that person. 2) Because they will win by not excluding other conservatives, like the nitwit did with Sarah Palin from his own convention. What a telling sign that was and oh, Romney's slip that some parts of Obamcare they would keep. The Gop-e moderates had the base figured out wrong. People have had enough of the lies and let downs. Now, they want to be a moderate party. Personally, I hope the party burns down and something stronger comes out of it. This one is Not working as it is (weakness and corruption) Next...

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

The reality was that the choice was between Romney and Obama--no brainer. Romney was far more acceptable than Obama. We must start living in reality.

I'll ask you the same question, what Republicans will you find acceptable to vote for for president? Remember, be realistic.

[xzins]

"We have to do a better job of explaining and demonstrating why our ideas are better" on such issues as fighting poverty and helping people move up "the ladder of life," Ryan said.

Ryan is partially right about the failure to communicate idea. He and Romney did not articulate the conservative position very well at all. Personally, the more Ryan appeared, the more I didn't think his communication style was effective. The larger issues, though, are quality of communication, and Ryan is right about that.

The elephant in the room, though, about communication is that the Republicans are seriously outgunned when it comes to getting their message out. Outside of Fox, talk radio, and conservative blogs, the republicans CANNOT get their message out. The liberal party owns 9/10ths of broadcast and cable media, just as much or more of the internet, nearly 100% of Hollywood, cinema, comedy, entertainment TV, TV talk shows, sitcoms, soaps, sports broadcasters, printing companies, and in-print authors.

Americans hear 25 liberal messages for any 1 conservative message. The American media has successfully locked out the conservative message from getting heard by the average American. They are in the process of doing the same with every subject imaginable from the budget battles to the discussion of abortion.

So, even if both Ryan and Romney had been absolutely pristine perfect in every communication they ever made, they still wouldn't have gotten that message to America in any kind of timely way.

So far as turnout is concerned, many bemoan the conservatives who stayed home. They is Romney's responsibility. He turned them off with his comments about gay adoption, gay couples, gay military, health of mother abortion, bi-partisan gun legislation, "revenue" enhancement, and silence on major foreign policy disasters such as Benghazi, the Arab Spring, and budgetary waste, fraud, and abuse, particularly the 300 billion dollar annual interest payment on debt.

Romney alienated values voters the most, and that was because he was intentionally dropping hints in an effort to attract moderate liberals away from the Dem Party. Why, though, would these vote for a closet liberal when they could have the real thing? So, Romney failed in attracting them at all and in the process he lost many social conservatives.

What should future conservative campaigns look like?

First, conservatives need to gain control of more media power.

Second, conservatives must run conservatives campaigns, talk proudly of conservative issues, and BELIEVE in their conservative take on the world.

[Resolute Conservative]

I blame it on the new castrati message they have adopted. A bunch of pu__ies.

[A'elian' nation]

I have previously posted that we have an advantage in the midterm elections because the other side (the low information voter side) does not regard them as consequential as voting for some presidential savior. They just don’t show up to vote. It’s tough enough for these scum to trudge to the polls once every 4 years.

It also explains why Scott Walker won his recall vote
( off year election , and we lost his state in 2012.

Voting is like a horror movie. The Zombies only come out every four years.

[Baynative]

Thank you for your detailed research and a great post. I hope this thread continues and people will look through some of the links you offered.

What you have shown is supportive of what I think is an important change we can all work for on a local basis. That is to reform our individual states into proportional allocation of electoral college votes as Kansas and Maine do. It is the current 'winner take all' system that allows democrats to control national elections with fraudulent vote conducted exclusively in urban areas.

Under the proportional allocation model, the state gives two of it's votes (equal to it's Senators) according to the over-all popular vote return. But the electoral vote in each congressional district is awarded by that district's preference.

A good example is the battle ground state of Pennsylvania that gave 20 electoral votes to Obama. Had the vote there been allocated proportionally, only 6 districts would have decidedly gone to Obama.

Moving to proportional allocation would be a way that citizens could against congress designing their own safe districts during census reapportionment. I don't know if an national change to this system would have changed the election. But, it would have made every vote count as opposed to so many of our citizens falling victim to taxation without representation.

[Kenny Bunk]

Ryan's performance against Joey Plugs was absolutely pathetic.

He actually let Joey claim that he and the POTUS "Knew Nothing" about Benghazi, when the world knows that The Mombasa MF was watching the event go down live.

Perfect answer, "Well Joe, I wouldn't tell you anything either.... but here's what happened." Ryan and Whatsisname's tragically inept performance over the last 6 weeks of their "campaign" absolutely handed victory to Obama. Both of these wimps thought the secret of the campaiugn was that "they were not Obama." No Plan. No Program. No Leadership. No Results. Waddya need, a frickin' map?

Want to know whom to blame, Ryan? You, The Mormon Milquetoast, and your campaign advisors go in the bathroom together and look in the mirror, that is if any of you can pull your heads out of each other's dark and smelly place.