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Why Republicans Lost The Election!
Why Republicans Lost the 2012 Election:
Over the last 4 years, the Republicans failed to do their "grass root" work properly, they failed to agree and crisply define their platform planks, they failed to sell their platform planks, they didn’t open the Republican tent to minorities, they didn't work as hard as the Democrats at the grass root level, they failed to organize their base and they didn't take the news media to task for liberal & biased reporting.
A very high percentage of union workers (Craft, Federal and State) voted for Obama.
A higher percentage of minorities voted for Obama (especially those that are on Federal, tax payer subsidized, Substance.
6.7 Million Caucasians did not vote in the 2012 election that voted in 2008. For some reason, they stayed home. That in it self is a huge failure of the Republican Party. Bottom line, the Republicans deserved to lose the Presidential election because of overall poor performance!-
They lost because they keep running rich guys. Not like the rest of us. I am a registered Republican and even I couldn't stomach the idea of Romney with his Swiss accounts, car elevators, and hidden tax returns. Both Clinton and Obama came from very humble origins. Lowest
Sentiment: Hold
- 2 Replies to billsj2000
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did you know that COP has foreign accounts as do all of the other fortune 500?? It is not against the law to have a foreign acct just to hide it and not pay taxes, they idea it is wrong came from the Democrats who know the uneducated don't know better. I have never seen a car with an elevator so not sure what you are talking about there. His tax returns are not hidden any more than yours. Unlike Obama that has hidden most of his life from public view such as college and birth.
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Heaven forbid we should elect someone who has been successful in pretty much everything he has tried his hand at. Better to elect someone who has never had a real job or real successes but promises the moon.
Sentiment: Hold
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They lost because they're stupid?
- 2 Replies to wolfgangjr1970
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I would say that is partly true, they are too rigid on too many levels, they really need to come out with some real liberal laws on immigration or they will become a non party.
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No, they lost because 50 million Americans are stupid.
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They lost because they hate everyone the gays the poor the Latinos the unions the democrats the news media and anyone else not of their religion colour and nationality . Just listen to Rush L. and Donald T. what great guys those republicans are.
Sentiment: Buy
- 2 Replies to whitebronco94
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well I will agree with the Latino part the rest I hate but feel they really need to reevaluate the Latino stance and loosen up as this will be one of the largest blocks of votes they will need to get and hold their platform on other issues.
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LOL. hard to beat the guy giving away freebies. Dems dragged welfare recipients to the polls. Still Owebama only got 50.4% of the vote.
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He won because it is easier to steal through the political process than actually get up and go to work every day. When a leader robs Peter to pay Paul he gets the most votes in the fall. Enjoy what is left of society before it goes down the toilet of socialism ... like all socialist states eventually do do.
- 1 Reply to nomorehomes
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Strangely enough, the Republicans lost largely because of beliefs like yours. Most Americas don't buy your negative #$%$ or want to elect anyone who shares it. The more you espouse your beliefs, the less likely your candidates will win. Ironic, uh?
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Too Ridgid, need some flexibility!
Sentiment: Strong Buy
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I think that is a good analysis. If I could change one plank it would be immigration, I would give out all the green cards the spanish wanted and they could renew them every 6 months for $50 as long as they worked 4/6 months and had no felonies. I would put a 5 mile buffer on the border and say anyone in the desert areas after dark would be shot because only illegal drug trade would be there as I just made it legal for everyone else to come across. Citizen ship requirements would remain the same. Why the latinos don't see that the democrats only want they here to exploit them I don't know, they should make them legal and require employers to provide coverage and benefits as they do everyone else. It is the big money wanting to exploit and make modern day slaves of them that doesn't want to make them legal and so hard to come here legally. They don't really want to stop them from coming they just want them here illegally so they can exploit them. Both sides are guilty of this but I would totally change it and thereby get the latino vote as they are good conservative people for the most part and hard working. The second thing I would do is make minimum wage $10, the third thing is no more unemployment or welfare benefits instead I give you a job at $10 cleaning streets, parks, babysitting, answering phones. Dignity not handouts.
- 1 Reply to rlbeard6734
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That's an excellent idea! Why should people be allowed to sit on their butts watching TV all day while collecting public aid checks, free food and health care? Making them work for those freebees would greatly reduce those on the dole. AND they'd have to pay into SS, and other taxes which would be a win/win for the states and the feds.
IF they had to earn those benefits, there would be little resentment among those of us who work and pay taxes.
I only wonder why our "great government" leaders haven't thought of this? Oh, yes, it's because they are Democrats!Sentiment: Hold
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