Cenk Uygur
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Whose Fault Was Romney Loss? Conservative Finger-Pointing
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November 9, 2012
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7:38Now Playing"Republican Party leaders on Wednesday began picking up the pieces of their movement, trying to figure how to put them back together.
The GOP was blindsided Tuesday, but also revealed. The Democrats' ground organization was beyond anything they'd imagined, pulling in new voters with stunning effectiveness. It exposed a major weakness in the Republican approach to winning elections, practically and intellectually.
"I don't think anyone on our side understood or comprehended how good their turnout was going to be," said Henry Barbour, a Republican committee man from Mississippi. "The Democrats do voter registration like a factory, like a business, and Republicans tend to leave it to the blue hairs."*
There are a myriad of reasons conservative pundits are giving for Romney's loss. Some say it was Romney, his advisors, Obama doing things right, and other reasons. Cenk Uygur breaks down a huge reason (and money drain) that helped tank Romney and the GOP this election cycle.
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