Romney lost because he was nothing more than Obama Lite, and everyone knew it. You simply don't get elected governor of Massachusetts as a CONSERVATIVE - there is no such thing. Romney then managed to alienate group after group to the point that come election time he had converted millions of Republicans into Democrats for at least one cycle.
Romney couldn't exactly attack Obamacare in light of the Mass health care setup now, could he?
I do agree with you, however, that he was the spitting image of John Kerry. Both held elective office in Massachusetts - go figure....
OK, that makes a little more sense. Fact is that every single time Republicans listen to Democrats and nominate a Democrat in the wrong clothes to run for President, they lose; every time they nominate 'an extremist' by the media's standards, they win. There's a difference, of course, in a media-designated extremist and an ACTUAL extremist. Reagan was a media-designated one, David Duke or George Wallace is an actual one.
This sounds like a contradiction. First, he isn't saying anything then he's saying too much.
Believe it or not, Planned Parenthood and gay marriage are NOT going to determine who wins no matter who pretends otherwise. It will be the economy, national security, and perhaps the budget deficit like it always is. For all of the heat the abortion issue causes, it ranks maybe tenth in importance for voters - every poll always shows that same thing. Besides - the folks who consider that the most important issue split 50/50 anyway.
I'd have to actually pay attention to the candidates but since I don't really have time, I guess by the time we get to vote it will be decided in the primaries anyway.
