Romney advisor rips GOP officials for turning on him

I’m telling you, Romney is being used as their “political Jesus”. Romney died for their political sins. They are going to heap every bit of political baggage they can think of on Romney and try to make everything his fault.

crosspatch on November 21, 2012 at 1:52 PM

And after his third attempt at the White House, he rose up into the heavens to his GOD planet, and those moronsMormons who believed in him became his sycophantic slaves there.

astonerii on November 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM

I personally think all those politicians are regretting taking the 30 pieces of silver in exchange for promoting the TURD.

Obama was easily defeatable by a semi-competent conservative politician. Perry, Newt, Hell even Bachmann likely would have beaten Obama. They would have been different enough from Obama to have inspired more people to vote. Instead we got a person whose policies for different reasons were nearly a carbon copy list of what Obama did and thus someone who was not able to, let alone willing to attack Obama. Romney found it easy to attack conservatives, not so much Marxist progressive Obama.

astonerii on November 21, 2012 at 2:05 PM

Frankly, I’m annoyed with all the Romney bashing too, for several reasons.

Quick, call the WAAAAMBULANCE.

First, the guy really doesn’t deserve it. Republicans were thrashed across the board, and Romney actually outperformed the field, yet somehow all of this is his fault? Please, the guy worked his butt off for this, and had real momentum near the end. It’s a shame it wasn’t enough, but you cannot say he did an overall good job and should be commended for that at least.

That thrashing can be in part due to the lack luster love for Romney. Out performing them does not mean he did not play a part in their defeat. Instead of making the case for a Romney presidency and a conservative federal government, he spent his time shooting at everything that moved and then forgetting about it.
yes, worked hard. Many people work hard for things, but their performance sucks enough they do not get it. Think the 4’3 basketball star who worked hard. Oh, there are none? Well, How about the 500 lb balarina superstar? Nope, there are none. Well, how about the awesome most beloved progressive (R) presidents of the last 80 years? None, not one? Why?
I think you said what you mean in that last sentence in that you cannot say he did a good job. he did not. He did a progressive job. That works great in getting out the democratic vote, not so much for the base vote.

Second, it makes US look bad. Aside from those crazies whom insisted the entire time they wouldn’t vote for him, we as a party have been saying for the better part of the year that this man should be President. After saying this for that long, it makes us look horrible to turn on him so viciously. It makes us look insincere at best, and rabid or crazy at worst.

That would be because WE, well, you guys after I change my registration, do suck and should look bad. Given the circumstances of Obama and the Democratic Senate, we should have picked someone conservative and helped restore faith in conservatism across the nation. I am one of the crazies that said he could not win, I am so totally nuts huh? He pretty much lost for the reasons I said he would lose back in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August and September, October i decided to go ahead and vote after all, to no effect. By the way, the party was not sincere in picking Romney, they picked him not for his ability to be a great President, but because they thought he was electable! That there is pure insincerity.

Third, attacking follow Republicans has got to stop, or at least it has to be more measured in the future. I realize that some more liberal elements in the party need to be weeded out, but until we’re not so badly outnumbered we simply cannot afford much weeding.

No, it does not. Attacking fellow Republicans is how we get to a reasonable policy agenda. Not attacking Romney in the primaries is what got us the turd as the nominee. Romney was the only politician there that was off limits to attacks. The moment anyone attacked, the established power brokers tore down the attacker and destroyed them. Romney was the LIBERAL ELEMENT that needed to be weeded out in the primary. By the way, we are not out numbered, we are demoralized because our choices were Marxist vs My views are Progressive.

Additionally, attacking fellow Republicans is likely a contributing factor to our poor showing this year. Attacks on fellow conservatives only splits the party, and turns off conservative leaning independent voters. Once a conservative is in power, criticism is vital for keeping them honest, but until then we need a unified party, at least until we’re not so badly outnumbered.

The largest attacks against Republican candidates came from the liberal wing of the Republican party and aimed at the conservative wing which is the CORE of the party. If you do not have the conservatives, you will win NOTHING, ever.

Fourth and finally, attacking Romney seems to be a mechanism used for avoiding reality in general. These same people don’t seem to want to admit that demographics are against us, don’t want to admit that a lot of people are only calling for socialism, and that we need to win people over if we’re to have a future. No, for many people it’s easier to just blame Romney and hide their heads in the sand.

Demographics are not the problem, they are part of the problem. The problem is the progressive wing of the republican party has reinforced the view that there is hardly a dimes worth of difference between the two parties. Picking Romney only reinforced that idea that there is hardly a dimes worth of difference between the parties. Voted TARP, agreed with TARP, Voted for bailouts, Agreed with bailouts. Passed Romneycare, signed Obama care… the list is legion.

Going to reiterate what I’ve said all year. Romney was not a candidate without flaws, but I was willing to forgive that and support him, enthusiastically, for two reasons. The first reason was, simply that he’d be a whole lot better than Obama. The second reason was simply, that Romney was and is a very good and honorable man.

Yeah, he would have been better for the country for 4 to 8 years than Obama. Unfortunately, he would have been a further disaster for Conservatism. He would have ruled as his views and been willing to go along with Democrat proposals. The president taking the blame and the Republican conservative brand taking the damage.

Look, this is an important point to make. I can forgive somebody for a lot if I believe they’re a fundamentally good person. Romney, is clearly a good guy, Obama, well he has his defenders but I don’t think the said could be said of him.

If its a choice between a good man, and a corrupt man, I’ll choose the good man in an instant, even if he has flaws.

WolvenOne on November 21, 2012 at 2:05 PM

Problem being that Romney supporters throughout the entire election cycle spent their ammunition attacking people like me, instead of getting Romney to do what was needed to earn conservative votes and win the election.

I am sure most of the conservatives like me voted, but they were not compelled to take their friends and family and neighbors along with them, because they were not willing to put their reputations on the line with said voters for someone who was a certainty to betray them after the election.

Romney blew it. It was on him to do the work, it was on his most fervent supporters to get the word out, it was on his campaign to convince enough people to vote for him to win the election, and this election was eminently winnable. He failed, his supporters failed and his campaign failed.

astonerii on November 21, 2012 at 2:28 PM

PERRY!?! The guy whose approval in Texas dropped double digits after the debates? The guy who couldn’t last till Florida during the primaries?! Here’s a little news flash for you, Perry was actually the FAVORED candidate by many in the establishment, at least until his melt-down. He was seen as somebody who could unify the establishment, social conservatives, and tea party.

Frankly, I thought he was gonna win the primaries, right up until the debates. He never ever recovered, and it’s laughable to think he could’ve won the general election after that.

Bachmann, again laughable, she was on top for about two weeks and quickly made herself look too quirky for most voters. She had no real chance of even winning the primaries, let alone the general.

Newt, gadzooks you really are out of touch with reality. How’s the food in that padded room they’ve stuck you in? The man thoroughly destroyed himself the moment he ran into a little turbulence. He couldn’t go a week without saying something nasty that made him sound incredibly unlikable.

Oh, BTW, you’re entire analysis of the election is flawed, and frankly silly. Turns out Romney got more votes than McCain, and in most states did better than Bush in 04. Republican turnout was VERY high, it just so happens Democratic turnout was even higher.

BTW, those states were Romney didn’t do as well as Bush in 04, those were blue states like California.

WolvenOne on November 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Romney, the architect of Obamacare? MORON…

There is a LONG ways between February and November. His conservative message would have eventually won the day. Romney’s debate performance did him no great amount of good, did it?

astonerii on November 21, 2012 at 2:30 PM

So Romney and McCain received basically the same number of votes.

diditagain on November 21, 2012 at 2:35 PM

Growing voter population…

astonerii on November 21, 2012 at 2:39 PM

ORCA did not lose the race for Romney. Romney’s lack of a ground game overall I think did him in, and ORCA was just emblematic of how bad his approach was.

Outlander on November 21, 2012 at 3:07 PM

I did not say it cost him the race, although it might have. According to the numbers, it is only a few hundred thousand votes in the swing states that cost Romney the election. So, it is possible it cost him the election.

But what it does show is his incompetence in running a campaign for election. Something that was a point on someones argument against Romney in the Primary. Romney did not win the primary because of his campaigning, Romney won by default once his establishment power brokers destroyed all the remaining candidates through viscous attacks that were totally out of line with reality. Case in point Newt getting Nuked right before the Florida Primary by so called conservative media power brokers.

astonerii on November 21, 2012 at 3:42 PM