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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:24 PM Nov 2012

Chief Romney Strategist - Obama Won Because He's Black And Poor People Dig Him

On Nov. 6, Romney carried the majority of every economic group except those with less than $50,000 a year in household income. That means he carried the majority of middle-class voters. While John McCain lost white voters younger than 30 by 10 points, Romney won those voters by seven points, a 17-point shift. Obama received 4½million fewer voters in 2012 than 2008, and Romney got more votes than McCain.

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There was a time not so long ago when the problems of the Democratic Party revolved around being too liberal and too dependent on minorities. Obama turned those problems into advantages and rode that strategy to victory. But he was a charismatic African American president with a billion dollars, no primary and media that often felt morally conflicted about being critical. How easy is that to replicate?



http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-good-man-the-right-fight/2012/11/28/5338b27a-38e9-11e2-8a97-363b0f9a0ab3_story.html



You got your ass beat...Take it like a man...Walk it off...
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Chief Romney Strategist - Obama Won Because He's Black And Poor People Dig Him (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 OP
I suppose at least they are acknowledging ..... Sheepshank Nov 2012 #1
will someone please onethatcares Nov 2012 #2
Repugs still think they are the adults... louis-t Nov 2012 #3
 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
1. I suppose at least they are acknowledging .....
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:26 PM
Nov 2012

that it's the total number of votes that count....not money.

I'd bet it pisses them off to have to admit that poor people have any election power. No wonder they are scare shitless of collective bargaining.

onethatcares

(16,172 posts)
2. will someone please
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 01:00 PM
Nov 2012

call, write, email him that his nominee LOST and he is no longer relevant to any discussions about the election.

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