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2016 Postmortem

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)

9. Romney did seem creepily confident.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:24 PM

Nov 2012

It sent a shiver down my spine when I saw a clip of one of his stump speeches close to the election. He had a suit and tie on and said with utmost confidence "we will bring REAL change". There was no "if we win" or "with your help", just a flat-out declaration. It felt like a scene out of a sci-fi movie.

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The Whole Romney Ticket Believed in Unskewed Polls? [View all] Cali_Democrat Nov 2012 OP

So we won because they are dumbasses flamingdem Nov 2012 #1

NO. They lost because they are dumbasses Coyotl Nov 2012 #3

No, they were dumbasses NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #4

this story has been on the wire for a while Coyotl Nov 2012 #2

In so many ways, they live in their own insulated world. gateley Nov 2012 #5

When I think of her, I just can't help thinking about "the horse she rode in on!" MADem Nov 2012 #8

I'm of the belief that some high up staffer ordered the pollsters to ignore math RomneyLies Nov 2012 #6

Mitt-n-Annie believe they are aliens and that MADem Nov 2012 #7

Romney did seem creepily confident. CJCRANE Nov 2012 #9

I don't actually believe this. I think they were counting on voters supression and software to "win" OregonBlue Nov 2012 #10

College is supposed to teach critical thinking wilt the stilt Nov 2012 #11