https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/09/the-reality-check-election-how-romney-lost-on-culture-and-economics/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 06:49:27 -0400<![CDATA[They used Romney’s opposition to Obama’s auto bailout as a metaphor for his concern for the rich over the poor and middle class. They ran ad after ad saying the Ryan plan would cut nursing home care. They portrayed Romney’s tax reform proposal as a giveaway to the wealthy and a tax increase on the middle-class. The accuracy of these charges simply does not matter. What matters is that they were effective. They suppressed turnout and support for Romney among the white working class and preserved Obama’s “Midwest Firewall” of Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa.]]>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:05:41 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/09/the-reality-check-election-how-romney-lost-on-culture-and-economics-n97329