Anonymous Coward User ID: 26579062 United States 11/08/2012 11:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. [ link to www.politico.com] BOSTON — Advisers to Mitt Romney insisted Wednesday that they were surprised by the scale of their loss to President Barack Obama, while big-time GOP donors griped about the campaign’s unflinching confidence in the final stretch. As results began to stream in Tuesday night, prominent Romney supporters in Boston tried to stay positive, reassuring themselves that there was still a path to the White House. But dejection quickly turned to anger a day after an Electoral College rout that shocked many who had heard self-assured projections about voter enthusiasm and turnout in private conference calls and meetings in the campaign’s final stretch. “They ran a 20th century campaign in the 21st century,” said one Romney bundler, frustrated that the campaign made assumptions about the youth vote and voter intensity that didn’t pan out. “The anger is that they were entrusted to do certain things. It’s not like they were paid a $5,000 retainer to get a few dozen articles in an inside-the-Beltway paper. This is the major leagues.” Another Republican outside the Romney campaign but privy to its thinking described the defeat as a complete pummeling, with Senate losses adding salt to the wound. Romney supporters point to a series of brash statements made by advisers that seem out of touch with reality in retrospect. Inside the Beltway, Republicans trained their fire on senior Romney advisers like Ed Gillespie and political director Rich Beeson for appearances on last weekend’s Sunday shows. Gillespie said the electoral map was expanding, and Beeson predicted a 300 electoral vote win for Romney. [more at link] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6630717 Canada 11/08/2012 11:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. They should be pissed at the extremist R's that got all kinds of the wrong attention by opening their mouths about abortion and rape. As long as these dinosaurs are around I see lots more failure ahead. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 26579062 United States 11/08/2012 11:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. $$$ |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14564403 United States 11/08/2012 11:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins.
They should be pissed at the extremist R's that got all kinds of the wrong attention by opening their mouths about abortion and rape. As long as these dinosaurs are around I see lots more failure ahead.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6630717 yup...among many others |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 26579062 United States 11/08/2012 12:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. karl rove and dick morris are collecting on their obama win bets right now!!! |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 26579062 United States 11/08/2012 12:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 12198620 Canada 11/09/2012 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. We won't see the return of Garth in our lifetime [ link to www.twitlonger.com] It was the beginning of the end when they robbed Gore. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 12198620 Canada 11/09/2012 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. We won't see the return of Garth in our lifetime [ link to www.twitlonger.com] It was the beginning of the end when they robbed Gore. |
khnum User ID: 455005 Australia 11/09/2012 04:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Big-Time GOP Donors Pissed @ Romney. Reckoning Begins. Not just the campaign the Republicans are a 20th century party in the 21st century,there was no vision,no plan,Romneys advisors were all ex-Bush neo-con project for a new American century recycled hacks that caused the Iraq war and the Bush economic collapse.With Ron Paul and the Tea Party there should of been plenty of fresh blood and innovative ideas but no the Party stuck with the same old bunch of dickheads they deserve the wilderness. |