https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/13/why-did-romney-get-fewer-votes-in-ohio-than-mccain/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 09:09:11 -0400<![CDATA[There are several theories about those missing white voters, but the most plausible is that the ones who were undecideds or weak Republicans were deeply influenced by Obama&#8217;s relentless attacks on Romney in May, June, July and August. A steady stream of negative ads portrayed Romney as a heartless, out-of-touch rich guy, and Romney didn&#8217;t really fight back. The missing white voters didn&#8217;t like Obama but were also turned off by the Republican, so they stayed home. That&#8217;s the theory, at least; Republicans will know more when they actually interview lots of those nonvoters.]]>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:05:41 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/13/why-did-romney-get-fewer-votes-in-ohio-than-mccain-n97445