Why Did Romney and the GOP Lose this Election?

• gut

  se-alum;1315194 wrote: The MSM has covered and pushed the Democratic agenda for years. It's definitely no secret.

  I'm only being partly facetious when I say the "evil, rich Repubs" should think about putting their money to use to neutralize the liberal media. Buy ABC or CBS and change the bias, and launch a conservative counter to MSNBC (spare me the faux news crap, they mirror CNN).
  
  Liberals are winning because they control most of the propaganda. You know, think about how stupid the average American is and then realize they voted for Obama. :laugh:
• like_that

  

  sleeper;1315193 wrote:I think we are seeing the end of the Republican party. Demonize the evil rich and we all get poorer just so the "poor" can have their iphones and cable TV.

  I don't think it is all doom and gloom for the GOP. This is a big if, but the republicans need to suck up their pride and realize their approach isn't the way to go anymore. Let's face it, despite being the least important issues, there are idiots who will solely vote based on social issues. Republicans need to quit being stubborn about it and realize with every new generation, society evolves, and there simply just isn't enough people who share the same old fashion views when it comes to social issues anymore. The same thing applies to the party and religion. For some reason a democratic candidate can be part of a certain religion, yet the GOP is painted as the bible thumping party (I am sure this is partly due to their stance on social issues as well... they go hand to hand). The GOP needs to seperate themselves as far as possible from church/religion. If they quit allowing the liberal media to trap them with these types of issues/concerns, then they would be much better off. It would also help tremendously in getting the "minority" vote.
• Ty Webb

  

  
• cruiser_96

  

  Republicans, and more to the point conservatives, are called out of touch with today's society because they are. They view the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land. They think borders are important. They think fiscal responsibility is of dire importance. They think there is a distinction between people and the institution of the state.
• Con_Alma

  like_that;1315201 wrote:... Republicans need to quit being stubborn about it and realize with every new generation, society evolves, and there simply just isn't enough people who share the same old fashion views when it comes to social issues anymore. The same thing applies to the party and religion....

  I agree with this but that doesn't mean the Republican party should change is core convictions. It just means that the party is not for the people who don't espouse their views.
  
  

  like_that;1315201 wrote:...The GOP needs to seperate themselves as far as possible from church/religion. If they quit allowing the liberal media to trap them with these types of issues/concerns, then they would be much better off. It would also help tremendously in getting the "minority" vote.

  I completely disagree with this. If the minority vote doe not want to ear or associate with the church/religion piece of the party then they simply should not vote for such a party candidate.
• iclfan2

  

  Romney lost for multiple reasons. Reason one is that there are a ton on unintelligent voters. Reason two is that the media doesn't report facts. What happened in Benghazi, why are people still waiting for help in NY/NJ? Katrina was raped by the media. Reason 3 is that democrats care more about dumbass social issues instead of jobs/economy. Finally, they made Obama out to be a god (note murals painted of him places already) instead of a politician who has constituents to answer to.
• gut

  If they alienate the conservative right, then where do they gain that margin and then some?
  
  Focus on flipping the Latino %. By most accounts, many core/conservative values appeal to them. But Repubs have stepped in it on immigration, which is one of the few justifiable and understandable single voting issue IMO. Not that the Dems are all that better or different in that regard, but they've had better marketing.
  
  The problem as I see it is the liberal media has painted the Repubs with a board brush, and the Repubs have been ineffective in combatting it. They need a new marketing strategy.
  
  At the end of the day, 8-10 years ago Dems were lamenting the same issues Repubs are today. GWB changed that. Obama is liable to have a similar impact. But the larger problem remains America doesn't know how to operate a socialist state (no one really does). Repub or Dem, we have to find some people with real solutions.
• sportchampps

  A few points to make.
  
  There are women out there who base their vote solely on abortion. There are also homosexual men and women who base their vote entirely on gay marriage. I know this because I worked at a restaurant while I was in college with people who did exactly that. Everyone wants to pick a side so they choose issues that are close to them and they understand, not always the most important issue. For many younger people they have no grasp on how the economy will affect them. Since they don't understand those issues they identify with the social issues. Democrats will always win the social issues because almost anyone who isn't a church going right winger agrees with them including a large percentage of republicans.
  
  Globalization is here to stay whether you like it or not. My girlfriend works in corporate retail as a buyer. She has worker for Payless Shoes, Express, The Limited, and is now helping create the brand elloqui. The price of materials have risen worldwide. When she left Payless their prices had reached a point where a tennis shoe there cost almost the same as a low end Nike tennis shoe. If they had to produce a shoe in America using minimum wage workers you wouldn't be able to produce a shoe for less the. $120. Clothing is the same way. The margins retailers are making on clothes has dramatically decreased in recent years. For companies to maintain their advantages they have to go overseas. For America to create manufacturing jobs it's going to take new technologies and innovation. Even services are being outsourced these days. There are hospitals who can't afford to have a full staff on at night so they have an x-ray tech take images and email them to a Dr in India for diagnosis. The jobs are gone and their not coming back.
• gut

  ^^^100% spot-on. Particularly insightful about young voters going with social issues because they don't understand the economy and how it affects them. I've joked before, but there's actually some research supporting it, that the voter "lifecycle" is young and Dem, make a few bucks and have a family you vote Repub, then in retirement relying on SS & Medicare you vote Dem again. Basically when you are a taker you vote Dem, and when you are a giver you switch to Repub.
  
  Quite literally social conservatism is literally dying - I mean that literally old base is physically dying out.
• 2kool4skool

  

  gut;1315238 wrote:Quite literally social conservatism is literally dying - I mean that literally old base is physically dying out.

  Like literally
• pmoney25

  

  It's not that being a social conservative is a bad thing. It is preaching small government and then trying to preach to people how they should live their life and telling them what they can and cannot do. It comes across to many voters as hypocritical to say that you want the government out of your pocketbook but don't mind them in your house watching everything you do.
  
  The GOP party is basically baby boomers and seniors at this point in time. They are going to have to find a way to better communicate their ideas to minorities, women and the youth vote.
  
  I think their is still a lot of the population who would be for fiscal conservatism but when you start telling and demeaning people on how they live or for what they do. You push them away.
• gut

  2kool4skool;1315241 wrote:Like literally

  I was channeling my inner Joe Biden (the one where I forget my command of the English language).
• cruiser_96

  

  Con_Alma;1315218 wrote:I agree with this but that doesn't mean the Republican party should change is core convictions. It just means that the party is not for the people who don't espouse their views.
  
  ...

  My guess is you know me well enough to agree with you that they (conservatives) should not, and most likely will not, change. I've come to grips with my "out-of-dateness. AND I'M A YOUNG PUP!!! And I doubt I change given the depth of my conviction.
  
  Literally.
• QuakerOats

  pmoney25;1315253 wrote:It's not that being a social conservative is a bad thing. It is preaching small government and then trying to preach to people how they should live their life and telling them what they can and cannot do. It comes across to many voters as hypocritical to say that you want the government out of your pocketbook but don't mind them in your house watching everything you do.
  
  The GOP party is basically baby boomers and seniors at this point in time. They are going to have to find a way to better communicate their ideas to minorities, women and the youth vote.
  
  I think their is still a lot of the population who would be for fiscal conservatism but when you start telling and demeaning people on how they live or for what they do. You push them away.

  
  Is not the opposite true then. The hypocrites on the left want government involved in all aspects of your life, from your wallet, to your schooling, to your healthcare, to your retirement, to taking your fair share for the entitled, to the size of the soda you drink, but when it comes to the sanctity of life, hel! no, government has no role in protecting the life of the unborn. Government is great, until it inconveniences my liberal personal choices. LOL
• Con_Alma

  cruiser_96;1315260 wrote:...And I doubt I change given the depth of my conviction.
  
  ...

  This is what I believe most people don't truly understand that don't have such conviction.
• pmoney25

  

  QuakerOats;1315308 wrote:Is not the opposite true then. The hypocrites on the left want government involved in all aspects of your life, from your wallet, to your schooling, to your healthcare, to your retirement, to taking your fair share for the entitled, to the size of the soda you drink, but when it comes to the sanctity of life, hel! no, government has no role in protecting the life of the unborn. Government is great, until it inconveniences my liberal personal choices. LOL

  I am a pro life person however since there is no definition or science behind when life begins, I don't know how the government gets involved. If you are a life at conception person that is fine but if that became law, you would have to charge women for murder and that would be near impossible since you have no proof for when life begins.
• isadore

  Raw Dawgin' it;1315026 wrote:96% of blacks voted for Obama.

  why would they vote for a party so prejudiced against them. geez a major republican presidential candidate opposed the 1964 civil rights act. unbelieveable.
• isadore

  iclfan2;1315221 wrote:Romney lost for multiple reasons. Reason one is that there are a ton on unintelligent voters. Reason two is that the media doesn't report facts. What happened in Benghazi, why are people still waiting for help in NY/NJ? Katrina was raped by the media. Reason 3 is that democrats care more about dumbass social issues instead of jobs/economy. Finally, they made Obama out to be a god (note murals painted of him places already) instead of a politician who has constituents to answer to.

  sour grapes, you lost.
• like_that

  

  Con_Alma;1315218 wrote:I agree with this but that doesn't mean the Republican party should change is core convictions. It just means that the party is not for the people who don't espouse their views.
  
  
  
  
  I completely disagree with this. If the minority vote doe not want to ear or associate with the church/religion piece of the party then they simply should not vote for such a party candidate.

  
  It's not a minority vote. I know a few people despite having strong fiscal republican views, refuse to vote for the republicans due to their bible thumping label. Now i think its stupid thats their reasoning not to vote GOP, but it doesnt matter. What matters is people dont vote GOP because of it, despite agreeing with GOP views on key issues. It's simply not helpful to be open about your strong religious views. Just taper it down a bit.
• cruiser_96

  

  pmoney25;1315322 wrote:I am a pro life person however since there is no definition or science behind when life begins, I don't know how the government gets involved. If you are a life at conception person that is fine but if that became law, you would have to charge women for murder and that would be near impossible since you have no proof for when life begins.

  I'm not trying to argue with this question, but if not at conception, when then? I know where I stand; I'm just trying to hear another option.
• MoldyDog

  cruiser_96;1315209 wrote:Republicans, and more to the point conservatives, are called out of touch with today's society because they are. They view the US Constitution as the supreme law of the land. They think borders are important. They think fiscal responsibility is of dire importance. They think there is a distinction between people and the institution of the state.

  They are out of touch and that's why they lost.
  
  They view the Constution as the supreme law of the land, but never admit that large parts of it are flawed. It has been amended 27 times, you know.
  
  They think borders are important, and they are, but shouldn't be so wall-like that folks that want to benefit themselves and our country would be kept out.
  
  They think fiscal responsibility is of dire importance, and it is, but that should also extend to Wall Street that was the root cause of the 4 year problem we are still dealing with.
  
  And they think there is a distinction between people and the institution of the state. Maybe you remember this one. "that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
• Zombaypirate

  ernest_t_bass;1315018 wrote:Gibby, pls... I ask that you don't come on here and say, "This is why Obama won!" What were some of the main reasons that you feel the GOP and Romney LOST the election, and what were some of the things they could/should have done better?
  
  I personally just don't feel that Romney was the right person. I think the days of the "old white guy" for the GOP are over, and least if the party wants to see a transformation. Someone said in another thread that the 2016 nominee better be latino or a woman, and I tend to agree.

  The GOP needs to reorganize. Drop the religious right immediately. There are people who do not want your religion pushed upon them, drop it NOW. Abortion, liquor sales on Sunday etc. The non-religious do not need the religious ideals and morals shoved down their throats. It is apparent with Maine and Maryland getting gay marriage with a popular vote let alone all the other garbage the religious right want. Don't want to buy liquor on Sunday don't buy it!! Stop with the religious nonsense.
  
  Stop being misogynistic, women clobbered the GOP. Stop oppressing them.
  
  Fix foreign relations war is a final answer NOT the first answer like the GOP wants it to be.
  
  Stop with the idiocy of gay marriage and drop the tea party. This will help the GOP with the new younger crowd that will be taking over this country.
• wes_mantooth

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1315026 wrote:96% of blacks voted for Obama.

  
  This.
• Zombaypirate

  QuakerOats;1315308 wrote:Is not the opposite true then. The hypocrites on the left want government involved in all aspects of your life, from your wallet, to your schooling, to your healthcare, to your retirement, to taking your fair share for the entitled, to the size of the soda you drink, but when it comes to the sanctity of life, hel! no, government has no role in protecting the life of the unborn. Government is great, until it inconveniences my liberal personal choices. LOL

  I have to agree with a lot of this post. Unfortunately it comes across as hypocritical. It is an inconvenience that the GOP wants to stop peoples right for an abortion. Also it wants to limit liquor sales on Sunday etc etc etc.... The GOP inconveniences me terribly with their religious nonsense. The people have spoken it should be clear to you now, keep your religion in YOUR house and stop forcing other to obey your religion.
• rmolin73

  

  95% of blacks voted for Gore and 93% voted for Kerry. That's what tipped the election in Obama's favor smh:rolleyes: