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Think of it this way, yes it was a problem some of the issues, but many people vote on charisma and Romney had none. Not one bit of it. Second a spoiled rich brat that never worked a day in his life telling others to work hard in this economy is not going to sell just as it did not sell with John Kerry.
As much as some on the right cling to Ayn Rand and that BS they need to see that rank and file people are not going to vote for the rich kid. They don't want to hear I got rich and if you work hard maybe in another life you can be born to a rich daddy warbucks like me. Its just not going to sell.
Likely that would have elimiate FDR and JFK plus so mnay more.People listen to what they want to hear now days.Its not unusual for thinkig to change as one side disappoints and that even applies to liberals ideas lokkig a europe.
From what I've read, he became successful (and rich) on his own (but not as rich as Al Gore now is).
He was born rich, but got only some of his father's wealth. He made most of his money on his own. And I believe he did give the remainder of his inheritance to charity; in comparison to what he made at Bain, the amount of the inheritance was inconsequential to his total wealth and looked real good on paper.
Romney had charisma, but it was all the wrong kind of charisma for the average working Joe and Jane. It did appeal to all the others who shared his feelings of entitlement, scorn for the working poor, and ignorance of how the poor and middle class actually live. They were all equally ignorant of what the majority of us aspire for, for ourselves, our children, and our communities.
The only time we all actually go to see what Mitt truly believed was in that clandestine video of his speech to his supporters. Behind closed doors and among his own, he revealed himself for the only time in 4 years of preparing for his ascension to the White House.
Now, he will spend the rest of his life trying to get us to accept one dodge after another about that day. We didn't buy it then, and we never will.
The election was his to lose. All he had to do was convince the voters he had a plan to get people back to work even at the expense of the 1%. Of course his not so secret comments didn't help. But he managed to blow the election, and not by a small margin.
The idea that rich people shouldn't pay taxes because they are providing jobs for the rest of us is a bit looney. It wasn't until after the election I realized he actually said that.
Isn't this precisely the "I'm the overlord and thus I'm above/exempt from the law" mentality? For that RMoney deserved to lose.
Think of it this way, yes it was a problem some of the issues, but many people vote on charisma and Romney had none. Not one bit of it. Second a spoiled rich brat that never worked a day in his life telling others to work hard in this economy is not going to sell just as it did not sell with John Kerry.
As much as some on the right cling to Ayn Rand and that BS they need to see that rank and file people are not going to vote for the rich kid. They don't want to hear I got rich and if you work hard maybe in another life you can be born to a rich daddy warbucks like me. Its just not going to sell.
A little research would bode you well.
Romney gave away his inheritance and earned his money by working hard.
Something 0bama voters will never understand.
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Originally Posted by Fleet
Didn't he donate his inheritance to charity?
From what I've read, he became successful (and rich) on his own (but not as rich as Al Gore now is).
I agree with the OP. He was wooden as an old outhouse.
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