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'''Reasons Romney Lost''' include:
'''Reasons [[Mitt Romney|Romney]] Lost''' the [[2012 Presidential election]] include:
*weakness on the social issues, such as [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]
*weakness on the social issues, such as [[abortion]] and [[same-sex marriage]]
*fell for [[neoconservative]] claptrap to support foreign interventionalism, causing Romney to lose the last two debates
*fell for [[neoconservative]] claptrap to support foreign interventionalism, causing Romney to lose the last two debates
*clueless about history: [[Tom Dewey]] lost a very similar race in 1948, yet Romney apparently learned nothing from it
*misguided strategy to focus on only the economy
*misguided strategy to focus on only the economy
*ostracized [[Ron Paul]] and his millions of supporters
*ostracized [[Ron Paul]] and his millions of supporters
*never emphasized the need to improve [[public schools]], as [[George W. Bush]] did successfully in 2000
*never emphasized the need to improve [[public schools]], as [[George W. Bush]] did successfully in 2000
*spent his campaign money on high-priced but ineffective consultants
*spent his campaign money on high-priced but ineffective consultants
*failed to run effective political ads against Obama
*Congress kept extending benefits for the unemployed, which made them dependents of government more interested in continuing the entitlement than boosting the free market
*badly out-of-touch with the common man, and made no real attempt to connect
*failed to run effective political ads against [[Obama]]
*badly out-of-touch with common people, and made no real attempt to connect—see the infamous "47% video" and his comment about "binders full of women"
*his expensive "Orca" election day "get out the vote" technology failed
*his expensive "Orca" election day "get out the vote" technology failed
*no meaningful outreach to young people
*no meaningful outreach to young people
*surrounded himself by [[RINO]]s
*surrounded himself by [[RINO]]s
*unnecessarily lashed out at [[Todd Akin]] in a way that cost him pro-life volunteers and convinced millions that Romney would be a puppet for the media
*unnecessarily lashed out at [[Todd Akin]] in a way that cost him pro-life volunteers and convinced millions that Romney would be a puppet for the media
*clueless about the [[Democrat]] [[early voting]] machine that resulted in more than a million early votes by mail for Obama in [[Ohio]]
*rampant use of political machine tactics by Obama supporters
*Inability of the GOP to win court battles regarding election laws, specifically in battleground states <ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-09-07/republicans-losing-election-law-war-as-campaign-ramps-up Republicans Losing Election Law War as Campaign Ramps Up]</ref><ref>[http://www2.ohio-votes.com/news/2012/sep/02/late-court-decisions-may-impact-2012-election-ar-1158219/ Late Court Decisions May Impact 2012 Election]</ref>
*in general (perhaps due to [[GOTV]] efforts) more Democrats voted than Republicans, not only for President, but also in Senate and Congressional races, nationwide. (For example, the sum of all Democratic congressional votes cast were greater than the sum of all Republican votes.)
*brutal primary season lasted longer than in prior election years due to SuperPAC funding of the other primary challengers, hurting both the final nominee and the Republican brand.
*did well with an aggressive style in the first debate, but then inexplicably changed to a softer style that made him look weak.
*never overcame the [[Romney's 47 percent comment|47 percent comment]].
*Walked right into the trap set by Candy Crowley and Barack Obama regarding "act of terror." ("Please proceed, Governor.")
*Ran as a pro-choice pro-lifer—obviously nonsensical—and confirmed his faux conservatism by saying he was "severely conservative"—a phrase real conservatives would never use. Obama exploited the inconsistency by saying, "After a year in which he has been calling himself ‘severely conservative,’ he's now trying to convince us that he was severely kidding about everything."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/10/romney-severely-kidding-about-his-severely-conservative-positions-obama-says/|title=Romney ‘Severely Kidding’ About His ‘Severely Conservative’ Positions, Obama Says|work=ABC News|date=October 11, 2012|accessdate=December 29, 2012}}</ref>
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== See also ==
*[[Presidential Election 2012]]
[[Category:Politics]]