First, fellow Americans, let us put aside differences and plug-ugly Facebook posts to unite in congratulating those who fought so hard on our behalf to represent our best interests, and those who fought even harder and won. They all, each and every, deserve our thanks for stepping up to the precipice of public service, where the mighty can fall and the fallen can fool to rule again.
While crafty Karl -- President George W. Bush’s vaunted ex-Brain and now-Fox News analyst – probably still is roving Ohio’s returns in hopes his man Mitt Romney still might win the election, the most honest, self-aware and unself-serving of Republicans, fighting a hangover, are offering sober, candid assessments of what went so wrong with the right.
Past Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, at the close of MSNBC’s Nov. 7 Morning Joe, summed up succinctly one over-riding reason for the GOP going kerplop: “Every month, 50,000 Latinos come of voting age. What are Republicans going to do about that?” The re-elected President Obama, according to one source, commanded 75% of the Latino vote, a tres-a-uno margin.
In 1996 only 21% of Hispanics voted for Dole - 6% lower than for Romney. McCain only got 31% of Hispanic vote despite being gungho on immigration reform. The GOP could pass amnesty for 15 million illegals tomorrow and Hispanics would still vote Dem for the governemtr cheese (and another 50 million would show up in future years because of relatives back home being able to enter after amnesty). Some in GOP like the inept Steele (he was replaced after all) would rather blame a phony immigration excuse than the fact Romney campiagn brought out less of its own base than McCain did. "Hispanics Were Democrats Long Before Illegal Immigration Became an Issue" http://www.cis.org/mortensen/hispanics-were-democrats-long-illegal-immigration-became-issue
The Republican nominee failed because of a lot of facts that they just refused to acknowledge. This country in the not too distant past could elect a President based upon the Male, White vote. The demographics have changed and so must the tactics. Either the Republican Party begins to address the new demographic or they become irrelevant in the American political system, as there just aren't enough old angry white men to elect a President. It's that simple. Sure, Romney had a host of other problems, but the Republicans were his key problem. Up until the votes were counted they were still saying that the 21 out of 22 polls were all wrong and the only one that was right was the Rasmussen Poll, which was owned by them. Even as Karl Rove was confronted with the truth on Fox News, he continued to deny reality. Just look at the figures. Obama won Women, Latinos, Blacks, Young whites, College educated adults and even Asians. The choice is clear, adapt or die. What will they do in 2016? Stay tuned.
"62 percent of likely Latino voters backed President Obama’s handling of health care, including the Affordable Care Act. Only 25 percent of those voters wanted the act repealed. The Catholic Church’s strong opposition to the bill’s contraception mandate did not tip the Latino scales against it, dealing another blow to the myth of the “social values” Hispanic conservative. A Romney Spanish-language ad trumpeting Romney’s opposition to the Affordable Care Act showed that his strategists “don’t know what they are doing,” Latino pollster Matt Barreto told USA " http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/333095/re-why-hispanics-dont-vote-republicans-heather-mac-donald
Get a clue. I am an old white guy. I'm just an informed old white guy.
The GOP better take a look around and check their watch to see what time it is..
I will also say that people like Rush Limbaugh,Shawn Hannity,Bill O'reilly,and many others who lean way to the right did not help his cause either. Bottom line he was a disaster of a candidate.
A question my friend,if Romney was so good why is it he only held govenor for one term,here is a hint,because he never would have won a second term and that is why he lost his own state by 19%.