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Why Did Mitt Romney Lose?

Lustre Wrote: Nov 08, 2012 4:48 PM

We needed people of color to sit this one out or cross-over, giving them a person of color as an alternative to Obama. A female for the female vote would have been helpful, as well. A moderate for the Independents, and we would have won, but Romney was roped into Ryan by the extreme right of the GOP. I wouldn't mind so much, but Ryan's record is actually liberal. Go figure.

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Why Did Mitt Romney Lose?

Of course, virtually every American who follows politics closely will posit an explanation for why Mitt Romney came up short in 2012. But Sean Trende’s analysis over at Real Clear Politics seems to be the most insightful -- and plausible. Take a look at the following chart embedded in his must-read article:

Conventional wisdom tells us that Republicans lost because they failed to reach out to Hispanics, African-Americans and young people. And to a certain extent that is

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