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reusrename

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34. He was only nominated due to the electronic vote flipping in the primaries.

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 12:52 PM

Nov 2012

First Huckabee, then Paul, Gingrich, and Santorum. Any one of them would have beat Romney save for the electronic vote flipping.

This should be the story of this election.

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I've never seen such a dismal losing candidate. [View all] edhopper Nov 2012 OP

UPDATED: He's a Uniter. demwing Nov 2012 #1

The difference is that absolutely nobody wanted Romney in the first place BlueStreak Nov 2012 #29

I don't think any of those edhopper Nov 2012 #31

Jeb is the strongest of the lot, which isn't saying a great deal peace frog Nov 2012 #70

I think it was just to get rid of him (Rmoney) cilla4progress Nov 2012 #42

Their powder may be dry but in their cleverness they've lost the party lunatica Nov 2012 #56

And a few might be "turning" on them! cilla4progress Nov 2012 #69

uniter kardonb Nov 2012 #36

yep, exactly my point /nt demwing Nov 2012 #86

HerMitt Romney MineralMan Nov 2012 #2

Romney has Mental problems...no if and or buts Tippy Nov 2012 #3

It is so obvious that he does salinen Nov 2012 #21

Yes. Gruesome, demoralizing, and quite frightening. n/t Ineeda Nov 2012 #22

In more ways than one. GoCubsGo Nov 2012 #46

We all know some of these people salinen Nov 2012 #97

That's because you couldn't drag them to see a mental health professional Wednesdays Nov 2012 #99

oh, riigghhtt salinen Nov 2012 #108

To me..it says something Gruesome about that 40 something % and the brainwashing Cha Nov 2012 #94

well...DUH. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #26

Raised in a different environment wtmusic Nov 2012 #37

Harry Reid. Hamlette Nov 2012 #51

Harry was raised agnostic. nt wtmusic Nov 2012 #55

EXACTLY. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #89

Harry. Reid. Hamlette Nov 2012 #50

Was Harry Reid's father the son of a (literal) outlaw who RENOUNCED U.S. CITIZENSHIP? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #60

and why should someone's grandfather be the critical factor in how we judge people? Hamlette Nov 2012 #72

Thank you Hamlette Hekate Nov 2012 #88

Very Good Point- Look at how easily he was played by mitch mcconnell- BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #91

That's Why I Kept Comparing Him To Nixon n/t DallasNE Nov 2012 #39

Both his wife and his son admitted this publicly. n/t vaberella Nov 2012 #52

Without a doubt! marew Nov 2012 #63

Ahhhhh, four years from the now the totally new, totally redesigned Romney 3.0 will be out much 2on2u Nov 2012 #4

They may recycle primary losers... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #66

Exactly right peace frog Nov 2012 #80

Yeah, the last time they ran a loser from the previous election was Dewey Wednesdays Nov 2012 #100

McCain is one of these warrior1 Nov 2012 #5

One of these what? nt edhopper Nov 2012 #6

I think warrior means McCain is another poor loser Wednesdays Nov 2012 #102

This is because running for president was all he had. surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #7

He will never want for cash as long as he lives Wednesdays Nov 2012 #103

Biggest sore loser ever. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #8

Hopefully he'll go to jail oldbanjo Nov 2012 #13

Nixon in '62 comes close BuelahWitch Nov 2012 #28

But he was still respected enough edhopper Nov 2012 #30

Poppy Bush didn’t whine in '92, that's true Wednesdays Nov 2012 #104

He lost every state he has a residence in........... thelordofhell Nov 2012 #9

You left out Michigan world wide wally Nov 2012 #45

he is a multidimensional loser. as a noun. as a verb. as a adjective! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #10

agreed fil62793skx Nov 2012 #75

I've never seen such a dismal presidential candidate. proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #11

And on the Rethuglican heels of Ineeda Nov 2012 #24

And yet he won more than 20 states Wednesdays Nov 2012 #105

They got to know him? union_maid Nov 2012 #12

He was only nominated due to the electronic vote flipping in the primaries. reusrename Nov 2012 #34

Love your last line - Mira Nov 2012 #14

You obviously weren't around several decades ago... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #15

I agree. Also, Republicans may have no feeling one way or the other about Romney as a person but spooky3 Nov 2012 #18

I was around edhopper Nov 2012 #20

I remember... femrap Nov 2012 #35

IA. President Carter was great pitbullgirl1965 Nov 2012 #101

Yep, femrap Nov 2012 #107

It was not uncommon to see bumper stickers saying "Don't blame me, I voted for McGovern karynnj Nov 2012 #59

Don't forget Dumbya..... Bigmack Nov 2012 #16

I will give W credit for simply disappearing The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #17

He's convinced history will laud his greatness peace frog Nov 2012 #76

It's Was A Pleasure To Watch... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #19

ask any repuke onethatcares Nov 2012 #23

During the femrap Nov 2012 #40

His pick in 2016 will undoubtedly be Jeb peace frog Nov 2012 #78

Papa Bush will femrap Nov 2012 #92

The world cannot endure another Bush peace frog Nov 2012 #95

Well, if Poppy kicks the bucket Wednesdays Nov 2012 #106

The Corporate media IS Mitt Romney, they cannot separate themselves so easily RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #25

So Romney the moron is gone- we are still stuck with the stupid ass media that pushed him on us RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #38

Gonna miss all those horse stories that could have been... Hulk Nov 2012 #27

Everybody in the GOP HATES him -- ask anyone active around either party n/t melody Nov 2012 #32

He was a pariah before the election. Salviati Nov 2012 #33

He wanted to win very very badly. at any cost. Loss is sending him over the edge Liberal_in_LA Nov 2012 #41

He lives in the rose-colored world in which burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #48

+1 awesome quote, burnsei! BarackTheVote Nov 2012 #57

Well put! - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #85

It might even be shaking his faith treestar Nov 2012 #53

But they still agree with him Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #43

Excellent Point titanicdave Nov 2012 #44

You just described my esteemed governor peace frog Nov 2012 #82

In my journal, some time before burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #47

rMoney and Queen Ann believed they were in the line of rulership. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #49

Amen! marew Nov 2012 #65

Well, there was a time in France where a sharp blade would have dealt with them. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #73

The "not really a loser" should be behind Kerry too. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2012 #54

Don't disagree edhopper Nov 2012 #58

It was the worst campaign I have ever seen on a national level Kalidurga Nov 2012 #61

I wasn't sure that the title wasn't referring to adieu Nov 2012 #62

McCain is giving him a good run for the title. Even 4 years later! Overseas Nov 2012 #64

True! So very true! marew Nov 2012 #67

Hell, they "won" twice with W, and they STILL don't want him to emerge from the darkness DFW Nov 2012 #68

Scary how close he came. immoderate Nov 2012 #71

With the unemployment rate where it was, it was baked in the cake that any Midwestern Democrat Nov 2012 #87

No offense -- but this is not comforting. immoderate Nov 2012 #96

Most of them STFU cyglet Nov 2012 #74

He has become unhinged Politicub Nov 2012 #77

A fitting end for a terrible campaign. reflection Nov 2012 #79

At least Nixon had the sense to bury himself for awhile... Hekate Nov 2012 #81

Saturday piece in Buzzfeed put it quite succinctly: coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #83

Well they never really wanted him in the first place. ginnyinWI Nov 2012 #84

He would have been an even worse winning candidate. DCBob Nov 2012 #90

No one has ever liked him, probably he was the most unlikable person Raine Nov 2012 #93

He did concede on election night. sadbear Nov 2012 #98