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2016 Postmortem

DFW

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3. And Karl Rove, AND Sheldon Adelson, AND the Kochs, AND those couple of brazillionaires down in Texas

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 06:20 AM

Nov 2012

I got the impression from over that half the time, Romney didn't even know he was being an asshole.

The billionaires who were financing his campaign (including all those PACS that supposedly were not) knew.

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Rove and Romney knew that 53% beats 47%. What they overlooked: [View all] DFW Nov 2012 OP

They ran a 2008 model in 2012. Tutonic Nov 2012 #1

And, all that Money! Down Cha Nov 2012 #2

And Karl Rove, AND Sheldon Adelson, AND the Kochs, AND those couple of brazillionaires down in Texas DFW Nov 2012 #3

I guess that would be romney's bubble problem then? Cha Nov 2012 #4

I think that if you spend your adult life being told you're hot shit DFW Nov 2012 #5

Like an actor that believes their own PR. formercia Nov 2012 #7

That's what I like best. They wasted so much money tclambert Nov 2012 #6

Romney's other problem is that the number of us moochers is more than 47%. jerseyjack Nov 2012 #8

So true ! And his fatal flaw was thinking that people wouldn't remember what he said before Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #9

They didn't have any new moves. Blanks Nov 2012 #10