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The Dirty Little Secret of 2012

sashamanda Wrote: Nov 14, 2012 10:31 AM

The results of at least two polls (Pew and AP) support your position, Robert. Romney had one of the lowest favorability rating of any modern candidate. While Romney supporters will contend the low rating was the result of negative ads by the left, the truth is that Romney had low favorability during the primaries before the Left amped its negative ads.

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Akennas55 Wrote: Nov 14, 2012 6:57 PM

Then what does that say about the other GOP candidates? - Romney beat them like a rented mule...

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Earl29 Wrote: Nov 14, 2012 11:21 AM

Just so, sash. It isn't that Romney supporters weren't told during the primaries, it was that they refused to believe.

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The Dirty Little Secret of 2012

A version of this column appeared originally in THE DAILY BEAST.

To paraphrase the traditional Passover formulation honored in Jewish homes: why was this election different from all other elections? What makes 2012 stand out in recent political history, either as a temporary anomaly or a significant, long-term shift in the electorate?

The most striking change in the results this year involved a precipitous and alarming decline in voter participation, a drop-off that stemmed from a deliberate strategy by the Obama campaign and almost certainly provided the president with his margin of victory. Meanwhile, much of the conventional wisdom about...

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