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Re-election was simple - nearly 60% of American families are wholly dependent upon government for their salaries, pensions and or entitlements / benefits.
They would be foolish to vote against their own self interests.
However, the consequences of that will inevitably bring down the nation, as it cannot continue to penalize producers and reward non-producers.
If ever government enacted "conflict of interest" legislation and disenfranchised any recipient of government funds, etc, that would change overnight.
Recipients should be subservient to the donors, not the other way around.
(Beggars can't be choosers!)
Obama was re-elected thanks to an evil conspiracy between Fox and Rush Limbaugh to ensure that they could whip up the cauldron of tea party bile more than ever before. Rush and Fox are currently giving each other high fives over their increased ratings and resulting torrent of advertizing revenues. Word on the street has it that their ill gotten gains will be deposited in an off shore bank.
Here we have a whole list of reasons why Obama was re-elected. Most of them have been dealt with in a Kos article that I won't post. I won't do that because of the reasons offered by the Kos writer.
There were a number of reasons why Obama won but to me and the author of this link the most important one was that more people wanted to continue to get freebies from the government than there were who weren't willing to keep paying those freebies. The writer also mentions the effects of all those female freebies alone.
Agreed. When it all falls apart, the demographic who voted for Obama will lose the most. The game of "votes for treats" at the expense of the treasury cannot go on forever. When the merry-go-round stops, it will get ugly quickly. There is no such thing as a free lunch and it is amazing that citizens do not understand this simple concept.
Here we have a whole list of reasons why Obama was re-elected. Most of them have been dealt with in a Kos article that I won't post. I won't do that because of the reasons offered by the Kos writer.
There were a number of reasons why Obama won but to me and the author of this link the most important one was that more people wanted to continue to get freebies from the government than there were who weren't willing to keep paying those freebies. The writer also mentions the effects of all those female freebies alone.
The GOP is in the shape it's in for the exact same reasons that Obama won in 2012. You simply cannot be honest with the voting public and expect to win because the numbers in this country have shifted far enough in the direction of those who would rather collect mailbox money than work. Mitt Romney didn't stand a chance because he was honest with people. Obama voters don't want to be told that they need to work to get ahead, they want some rich guy to give them money.
Even Republican talking heads (except maybe those on Fox) would not agree with your overly simplistic statement. Romney was a poor candidate - with an poor message (I'm better than the other guy) that did not resonate with many voters. A stronger GOP Candidate with a stronger message - might have won this election. A candidate that did not have to dance to the beat of the tea party during his primary ~ then try to shuffle back to the middle during the general election ~ MIGHT have stood a chance.
It was actually a massive failure of the Republican party, given the poor economy - that Romney did not win. Blame yourselves.
You can continue to point fingers that half of this country just wanted 'free stuff' OR you can figure out the chaos in your own party. I realize that introspection is hard for the right - but you can't just keep foisting your failures off on everyone else.
Most of the knowledgeable folks in your party realize that people didn't just vote for 'free stuff'. The GOP is seen as the party of intolerance, haters, obstructionists, and a message of "NO".
Change the direction (or lack thereof) of your party - and you might see a change in the voters. Just do it.
Even Republican talking heads (except maybe those on Fox) would not agree with your overly simplistic statement. Romney was a poor candidate - with an poor message (I'm better than the other guy) that did not resonate with many voters. A stronger GOP Candidate with a stronger message - might have won this election. A candidate that did not have to dance to the beat of the tea party during his primary ~ then try to shuffle back to the middle during the general election ~ MIGHT have stood a chance.
It was actually a massive failure of the Republican party, given the poor economy - that Romney did not win. Blame yourselves.
You can continue to point fingers that half of this country just wanted 'free stuff' OR you can figure out the chaos in your own party. I realize that introspection is hard for the right - but you can't just keep foisting your failures off on everyone else.
Most of the knowledgeable folks in your party realize that people didn't just vote for 'free stuff'. The GOP is seen as the party of intolerance, haters, obstructionists, and a message of "NO".
Change the direction (or lack thereof) of your party - and you might see a change in the voters. Just do it.
That is certainly what the left sees but I wonder how many others see what you threw in. Damned good job of mentioning what the left says about the GOP but you failed to address anything Ms. Hollis said in her article. Is there a chance that the reason you had to address only what you did is that you failed to read that link? I sure think so.
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