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Yes,
People voted for Free Stuff instead of Freedom.
People said "I want free contraception and I dont care about 8% unemployment, high energy prices, a declining nation etc"
People said Romneyis an out of touch white guy with a dancing pony so I cant vote for him, even though the alternative is 8% unemployment, inflation, anemic GDP etc.
You are learning.
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....
You point out exactly why the GOP lost. Excellent.
So the point is, how do you change people's mind?
I, for example, did not vote for Obama for the reasons you believe I did. So, how do you convince me I am deluding myself?