2016 Postmortem

davidpdx

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39. They are purging him because he is bad for the party image

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 08:59 PM

Nov 2012

I'm still shocked the Republicans didn't pressure him to step aside. He was hands down the worst Republican presidential candidate in the last 30 years.

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The Romney Purge Begins [View all] babylonsister Nov 2012 OP

Well well well. I felt that Romney represented the GOP values perfectly. nc4bo Nov 2012 #1

I think that's the point...... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #3

Spot on, WB. NoQuarter Nov 2012 #53

Yes, he was their ultimate superman. A pox on the bunch of them and their Nordquist-loving ways. freshwest Nov 2012 #20

Yes but he was a terrible liar. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #42

Indeed, Romney is/was a pathological liar. agtcovert Nov 2012 #45

No surprise, really. elleng Nov 2012 #2

Romney ran an insurgent campaign. He didn't build up support from the ground up. grantcart Nov 2012 #4

Agree, he paid no 'dues'. xxqqqzme Nov 2012 #22

Romney felt like a deer in Headlights boingboinh Nov 2012 #5

Afternoon of 11/7, most of the Romney/Ryan signs in areas I drive were gone ... zbdent Nov 2012 #6

I live in a very conservative part of Virginia and I noticed the same thing! muddrunner17 Nov 2012 #11

That sorry 2naSalit Nov 2012 #7

He is being Etch a sketched. yourout Nov 2012 #8

No he is not going to be the equivalent of a Goldwater or a McGovern who in spite of lossing by a Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #9

One other reason is that Romney has no perch; Goldwater and McGovern remained Senators. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #55

rmoney was the cheese sandwich they thought onethatcares Nov 2012 #10

Cheese sandwich on white bread . . . colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #12

my mind won't let me type that so I use onethatcares Nov 2012 #31

After reading this post from Duer laserhaas... EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #13

This would have been the fate of any of them jmowreader Nov 2012 #14

That depends on whether or not Dems stick up for SocSec and Medicare eridani Nov 2012 #44

I'm sure he'll be as absent at the convention in 2016 SouthernDonkey Nov 2012 #15

Welcome to DU, and glad you came aboard. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #16

Hi SouthernDonkey...WELCOME to DU... Tikki Nov 2012 #18

Thanks all! SouthernDonkey Nov 2012 #19

We are pleased to welcome you to our Community. WheelWalker Nov 2012 #21

Welcome to DU, SouthernDonkey! beac Nov 2012 #25

Welcome to DU, SouthernDonkey! calimary Nov 2012 #34

welcome heaven05 Nov 2012 #48

Or as Jennifer Rubin asks, Mitt who? Faygo Kid Nov 2012 #17

Best line from the Buzzfeed source article (imho): coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #23

How they dispose of him? Heywood J Nov 2012 #46

Let's be honest... BVictor1 Nov 2012 #24

Welcome to DU, BVictor1! calimary Nov 2012 #35

What a waste of millions of dollars. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #26

Hopefully some of those bucks might just "trickle down". lumpy Nov 2012 #43

Eloquently Written to be Sure, However Iggy Nov 2012 #27

Meg Whitman of the national scene. David__77 Nov 2012 #28

He and W should hang out together The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2012 #29

Romney became a willing whore, who was used and... polichick Nov 2012 #30

Hmmmm. So, GOPers think Mitt is a poopyhead. nt SDjack Nov 2012 #32

Romney's that bad smell in the room. You can't quite put your finger on it, but when you do.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #33

+1 njlibguy_19656mm Nov 2012 #36

Exactly, and welcome to DU! Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #37

Welcome to DU, njlibguy_19656mm! calimary Nov 2012 #38

They are purging him because he is bad for the party image davidpdx Nov 2012 #39

worst losing candidate dlwickham Nov 2012 #40

When you make an ass of yourself after you loose than they won't have anything to do with you. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #41

Romney was a proponent of tropical-climate weathervane Republicanism. valerief Nov 2012 #47

It's easy to say Romney was a weak candidate because Romney lost badly. RickFromMN Nov 2012 #49

The GOP primaries were a three legged stool jmowreader Nov 2012 #51

I'm not sure the pro-corporation 'faction' of the Republican Party could even be called a wing LongTomH Nov 2012 #52

Thank you, sister libodem Nov 2012 #50

Mitt was basically carpetbagger... dchill Nov 2012 #54

Romney, the winner of nothing mzteaze Nov 2012 #56