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Sorry Stan
Romney should have treated Obama like he treated Newt. His advisers thought they were in a boxing match, when in fact they were in a street fight. Obama's negative ads about Romney early on worked. Dems want to win more than Repubs do and are willing to do what it takes to do so, regardless of how tasteless it seems at the time. Also, Romney's record in a blue state scared a large number of conservatives into staying home, because they saw the country going down hill, but at a slower pace. Also, there were those who could not bring themselves to vote for a Mormon. Sad yes, but they couldn't separate religious beliefs from principles. ff,
Mitt Romney's top campaign aides conducted a conference call with conservative journalists this afternoon, during which they assessed the damage from Tuesday's electoral loss. The participants included campaign manager Matt Rhoades, political director Rich Beeson, polling director Neil Newhouse and digital director Zac Moffatt. A few notes from the call:
Matt Rhoades, on the overall race: "No campaign is perfect, and we certainly made our share of mistakes." On Paul Ryan: "He has come away from this race with a very bright future before him."
Rich Beeson, on the campaign's strategy: "We won independents and held the base....
Putting a female on the ticket as VP would have gained female votes, which we needed, as well as votes from people who would like to be part of "making history"; having the first female VP ever voted in. Ryan was a bad choice in that regard.
Putting a moderate on the ticket as VP would have gained Independents, which we needed. Ryan was a bad choice in that regard.
That said, I have nothing against Ryan, but having him on the ticket instead of a moderate female of color was a big mistake.
We had the complete opposite and lost even though the economy under Obama sucks.
Independents, women, and people of color preferred another 4 of Obama.