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Mitt Romney can take some solace in his devastating loss on Nov. 6: at least he won the voters who really count.
Thats the thesis anyway of top adviser Stuart Stevens, who penned an op-ed in the Washington Post on Wednesday arguing that by winning wealthier and whiter voters, Romney secured the moral victory over Obama.
On Nov. 6, Mitt Romney carried the majority of every economic group except those with less than $50,000 a year in household income, Stevens wrote. That means he carried the majority of middle-class voters. While John McCain lost white voters under 30 by 10 points, Romney won those voters by seven points, a 17-point shift.
According to Stevens, The Republican Party has problems, but as we go forward, lets remember that any party that captures the majority of the middle class must be doing something right. As a result, Republican ideals Mitt Romney carried the day.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/stuart-stevens-poor-minority-voters.php?ref=fpb
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)Still Sensible
(2,870 posts)theme... Not only will the demographics continue to beat your party... but as things keep improving, those "white voters under 30" will swing back to the "D" column as well.