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What This Election Means

l_d_allan Wrote: Nov 08, 2012 4:03 PM
Turnout seems to have been a factor. Pres. Obama beat Sen. McCain in the popular vote by 66.9m to 58.3m. He beat Gov. Romney by 60.4m to 57.6m. Pres. Obama received 6.5m fewer votes in 2012, yet still won. \Evangelicals?

There is no point in spinning -- conservatives need to face honestly what this election means.

A first take: Gov. Mitt Romney tried to win while leaning on only one leg of the old Reagan coalition: jobs, jobs, jobs, economy, economy, economy. Against a president with a poor record on the economy, he lost.

The Mitch Daniels "truce" strategy on social issues is a clear loser in this election. The Reagan coalition, which honestly may not be the pathway to victory moving forward, had three legs: values issues, national defense and economic growth.

Romney adopted the most ineffectual strategy vis-a-vis the social issues: adopt...

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