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Who gets the blame for Romney losing the election? (Original Post) richardmyers Nov 2012 OP
Sandy. nt Saturday Nov 2012 #1
The Rethugs will blame Sandy. DCBob Nov 2012 #2
Romney LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #3
can we save the "we won!" whoops til tuesday evening? please? struggle4progress Nov 2012 #4
I agree with you 100%. I think it is bad luck to start doc03 Nov 2012 #13
knock doors from now thru tuesday. get em to the polls struggle4progress Nov 2012 #16
Romney for not being RW enough Maeve Nov 2012 #5
Romney gets the blame for losing the election Life Long Dem Nov 2012 #6
Ann will blame Mitt, this we know. The GOP will blame Sandy, and claim the storm Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #7
Some programmer at ES&S. Scuba Nov 2012 #8
Since no one ever really liked the man they'll blame Romney lunatica Nov 2012 #9
Olivia Newton-John rucky Nov 2012 #10
"Because we didn't nominate a True Conservative!" Freddie Nov 2012 #11
He will blame Christie. That is how petty he is. MjolnirTime Nov 2012 #12
Christie will be the scapegoat RomneyLies Nov 2012 #14
The moderators from the debates, for starters~nt Calypso0956 Nov 2012 #15

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
2. The Rethugs will blame Sandy.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:03 AM
Nov 2012

instead of blaming the real reason which are Romney and Republican's conservative ideology.

doc03

(35,325 posts)
13. I agree with you 100%. I think it is bad luck to start
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:54 AM
Nov 2012

claiming victory before not one single vote has been counted. One thing that makes me extremely uneasy about this election is all the emphasis on early voting. I voted a month ago in Ohio myself and the thing that worries me is we keep hearing the claim we are winning the early vote and supposedly have all these votes in the bank. In Ohio for example we have been able to vote for a month now and have been encouraged to vote early. The Democratic party has been promoting early voting for weeks now. I don't know what the percentage of people have voted is so far but with all the emphasis on early voting what makes people think the ones that haven't voted are going to show up on election day?

Maeve

(42,279 posts)
5. Romney for not being RW enough
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:09 AM
Nov 2012

Never mind that had he gone further right, he would have lost by bigger margins, the conservative base will blame his "moderation".
As for who should get the blame--Romney. For being a suit instead of a person.

 

Life Long Dem

(8,582 posts)
6. Romney gets the blame for losing the election
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:10 AM
Nov 2012

"What Top Republicans say about Mitt Romney".

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Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
7. Ann will blame Mitt, this we know. The GOP will blame Sandy, and claim the storm
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:10 AM
Nov 2012

originated in Kenya.

Editing to add an actual answer. Chris Christie will take much, much heat from his own Party, perhaps he will leave that Party. The pundits will smash him to bits for being a good governor instead of a loyal partisan.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
9. Since no one ever really liked the man they'll blame Romney
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:13 AM
Nov 2012

They'll say he should have shown his taxes, not picked Ryan as his VP, not backed Moudock, been more aggressive, used Ann more, used Ann less, answered the press more, went too far to the Right, not far enough, spent more money, and on and on.

Freddie

(9,259 posts)
11. "Because we didn't nominate a True Conservative!"
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:19 AM
Nov 2012

I can hear it now. They honestly believe that the nation is waiting for a True Conservative Savior who will be elected by 90% of the voters. They just haven't found the right person yet.

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