GOP needs a group to do the same.There was no one from republican party getting out the vote. We need better feets on the ground.

I think we need some rebranding. Let’s drop any effort to revive the “Tea Party” label. It has too many negatives. Something else will show up for us to rally around.

thuja on November 7, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Won’t work. Even if the “New Progressives” party is founded the liberals and media will do all they can to label them as crazy, racist, etc.

What I’m getting at is this. After seeing for months on this website of all the stink about the polls being more in Romney’s favor it seems to be to optimistic to rely on that small portion of favorable polling results.

Have the results of other polls been left out on this website?

Priebus and Romney are the two biggest reasons Akin lost. Simply a fact.

Steveangell on November 7, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Wrong.

Akin lost because what he said about women’s bodies spontaneously shutting down unwanted pregnancies was scientifically indefensible – and politically suicidal for anyone who hoped to have a say in the Senate confirmation hearing of a pro-life Supreme Court justice. Politically and biologically ignorant. (Paul Ryan is definitely not in that boat.)

Akin helped drag down the entire party. (That’s why McCaskill spent ad money to help Akin win our MO primary… as you may have noticed, he’s got a rep for putting his foot in his mouth.) Akin got a lot of exposure, as I found out surfing cable in the last week or so…

There was Akin’s quote as a graphic on the Stephen Colbert show.

There was Akin, the subject of a segment on MSNBC. And on and on, I’ll bet…

Akin then further screwed himself and conservatives when he failed to step down and give the opportunity to another conservative with a chance to win.

Akin additionally contributed to the MSM narrative that pro-lifers are uninformed, backwards screwballs.

All across the state of Missouri Democrats won seats they should have lost, and I wouldn’t rush to assume that Akin didn’t play a role.

Akin lost because he’s a bad politician. And it’s all his own fault, not Mitt Romney’s.

It’s inevitable that I’ll be accused of sour grapes. That’s fine. I find it fascinating that As many votes were cast in Minnesota in this year’s presidential campaign as in 2008. What’s more fascinating is that 12,000,000 fewer votes cast than in 2008 & 8,500,000 fewer votes than in 2004.

But I’m supposed to believe that a statewide voter participation rate of 95% happened this time? I might’ve been born at night but it wasn’t last night.

I don’t know I always thought supporting killing the innocent helpless littlest in our society was pretty stupid and uncaring.

I swear we are truly through the looking glass…

melle1228 on November 7, 2012 at 1:06 PM

Perhaps you don’t want to listen to me because I am pro-abortion, but please pay attention to the outcome of this election. I am not asking anyone to change their position on abortion. I am asking that pro-life politicians learn to state their position in ways that don’t hand victories to the Democrats. This is not an unreasonable request on my behalf.

Priebus really hated Akin and fought from the day he won to undo the will of the people.
I doubt Priebus hated Akin, but merely found him destined to be a Loser. And Priebus was proven right.

You would be wrong on that. The documentation was leaked. Priebus had a plan in place to handle any conservative candidate that dare win a primary. He implemented it completely.

Priebus and Romney are the two biggest reasons Akin lost. Simply a fact.

Was it worth losing an entire GOP legislature and voter reform for some knuckleheaded culture warrior amendment to appease the bible-thumpers? (and which failed anyway?)

During a six year term, yes, I do believe Akin may have gotten a chance to vote on some abortion legislation. And the problem with that, to many, was that his vote would’ve been influenced by discredited science.

The other problem was that HE made the election about abortion by saying what he did. The media and the Left were already trying to distract with it, and he obliged.

changer1701 on November 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Actually he and Ryan cosponsored Abortion legislation already.

Why do you not ask Paul Ryan to resign for his legitimate rape language in that bill?

On a brighter note, Tennessee now has Republican super majorities in both houses of it’s legislature along with a Repub gov. The north south divide will soon reach 1860 proportions……

devan95 on November 7, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Yeppers, and that is why this born and bred girl from Illinois now lives in Tennessee and probably will until I die!

All pro-life Republican politicians need to learn to state their positions without making all of us look stupid and uncaring.

thuja on November 7, 2012 at 12:39 PM

I don’t know I always thought supporting killing the innocent helpless littlest in our society was pretty stupid and uncaring.

I swear we are truly through the looking glass…

It’s simple – the moron takers in this country outweigh the the non-takers. obambi reelected to 4 more years and the “crowd” cheers, the DOW goes down 310 points on that news and the “crowd” asks “what the he!! is the DOW”

VegasRick on November 7, 2012 at 12:09 PM

The stock market plummeted under Bush, it has almost doubled under Obama. The biggest effect of the election is that capital gains taxes are likely to increase next year. That is an incentive for some people to sell stock this year to pay a lower tax rate. It will be a perfect time for people on the sideline to scoop up stocks at a discount as the housing market and economy continues to improve.

Just popping in to say – get me out of this state ASAP.

I’m so angry today I am seeing red. Every conservative is in shock/angry around here today.

Back to lurking.

gophergirl on November 7, 2012 at 12:21 PM

I feel for you gg. I’m licking my wounds today, but at least I live in a red state. I’m not sure how you do it! After today I am taking a big step back from politics for a while to focus on my sweet boys and live life to the fullest while our country is still recognizable. I will try my best to avoid having to look at or listen to Barky at all costs.

Take care. :)

All Republicans must become pro choice? OK, as soon as the Dems become pro choice on gun ownership, health care, and how bout being pro choice on social security? No, didn’t think so…….

devan95 on November 7, 2012 at 12:36 PM

All pro-life Republican politicians need to learn to state their positions without making all of us look stupid and uncaring.

I’m so angry today I am seeing red. Every conservative is in shock/angry around here today.

Back to lurking.

shinty on November 7, 2012 at 12:13 PM

Then if that is true, it is obvious to all that social issues outweigh fiscal ones and while we are all circling the drain, we will rejoice in the fact that abortion on demand is safe. If Republicans want to get elected, they must become pro-choice. We must all be one on this issue. /

VegasRick on November 7, 2012 at 12:09 PM

Even if they knew what it was, it’s part of evil capitalism and must go. I have to tell you, that as usual I think my family is going to be in the sweet spot. Enough to get by on and to little to try to steal. I don’t know for how long but I can watch this train wreck for a while.

Priebus really hated Akin and fought from the day he won to undo the will of the people.

I doubt Priebus hated Akin, but merely found him destined to be a Loser. And Priebus was proven right.

Do you honestly think abortion was ever going to be on the legislative agenda?

Senate confirmation hearing for a pro-life Supreme Court justice nominee. Then imagine, thanks to our media, every American knowing Todd Akin by name and knowing every syllable of his idiotic statement on a woman’s biology. Devastating to conservatism, to the pro-life movement, and to the GOP. A very big deal and a disaster.

unseen on November 7, 2012 at 11:23 AM

The GOP convention would have been a nice time for Romney INC to bring us all together.

Instead they laid down with Chris Christie, and well……

portlandon on November 7, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Yep. Appeal to indies and dis the base didn’t work.

I will admit to being more than a little tired of these unforced errors by people who should know full well what to expect but it’s just getting down right stupid. How do you make a campaign tactic out of the “binders full of women” misspeak? And have it be apparently successful.

Cindy Munford on November 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM

It’s simple – the moron takers in this country outweigh the the non-takers. obambi reelected to 4 more years and the “crowd” cheers, the DOW goes down 310 points on that news and the “crowd” asks “what the he!! is the DOW”

changer1701 on November 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM

Talk about discredited science, how about those gas and grocery prices.

VegasRick on November 7, 2012 at 11:57 AM

Your fear of the overturning of the 22nd amendment is hereby seconded.