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One of the talking points by conservatives, is that alot of republican voters didn't vote because romney wasn't conservative enough. I've never quite understood this logic, because conservatives had a chance to vote for a tea party politician in michelle Bachmann, but didn't. Why didn't she get the nomination? She seems to very popular among conservatives. I'm really serious about this question because this is something I constantly read online, is that conservatives stayed home.
P.S. for my fellow liberals, i know she is bat **** crazy. this question is for the conservatives.
A) SOME conservatives think Romney lost because he wasn't conservative enough.
B) Other conservatives think Obama just ran a better campaign.
C) Other conservatives think Romney's party is too conservative and lost the votes of too many in the middle.
I don't think there is a single correct answer. Many conservatives did not like Bachmann (count me as one of them), nor Perry, nor Santorum. Hence these three did not survive the debates and primary process.
Bachmann is not very bright. But neither is Nancy "you'll have to read the bill to find out what's in it" Pelosi.
There aren't enough moderate Republicans left to support a sane Republican Presidential candidate. That leaves the party in an almost impossible position whereby they have to select a candidate that satisfies the extremists but whom will never appeal to most people voting in the general election. It seems that with every election, Republican Presidential candidates start spewing more and more hatred and religious bigotry which is now contrary to popular culture and immediately turns off the electorate.
If the Republican party is to survive, they are going to need to shift away from the right wing extremist and towards a more positive message -- rather than constantly beating the drum that the country is on the verge of collapse and that certain minority groups are to blame.
The Tea Party is done. The majority of the country doesn't want a conservative Christian theocracy.
A) SOME conservatives think Romney lost because he wasn't conservative enough.
B) Other conservatives think Obama just ran a better campaign.
C) Other conservatives think Romney's party is too conservative and lost the votes of too many in the middle.
I don't think there is a single correct answer. Many conservatives did not like Bachmann (count me as one of them), nor Perry, nor Santorum. Hence these three did not survive the debates and primary process.
Bachmann is not very bright. But neither is Nancy "you'll have to read the bill to find out what's in it" Pelosi.
Yea, because Bachmann, a congressional backbencher is comparable to the House Speaker.
Conservatives always talk big, then proceed to nominate the guy who they think can win as opposed to nominating the most conservative candidate.
Why? I believe that was because though the far-right element of the far-right portion of the GOP likes her rhetoric and combativeness ... she scares them to the point they don't think she'd be a good party or national leader. The same was true with Sara "bridge to nowhere" Palin. Looney as a drunk monkey, but the darling of that ilk because of her combativeness.
Talking tough means nothing when you can't articulate a message and instead resort to just saying I'm better than the other guy because (add whatever dumb thing here)
Why didn't she get the nomination? She seems to very popular among conservatives.
Winning elections is all about persuading others to vote for you. Whilst you personally may think she was the best candidate, the majority of the GOP were not won over by her style, vision or campaign. Does not make her a bad person or wrong. She just was not as good as Romney was.
So the facts are, she was not very popular on a nationwide scale with conservatives. Your view is skewed.
There aren't enough moderate Republicans left to support a sane Republican Presidential candidate. That leaves the party in an almost impossible position whereby they have to select a candidate that satisfies the extremists but whom will never appeal to most people voting in the general election. It seems that with every election, Republican Presidential candidates start spewing more and more hatred and religious bigotry which is now contrary to popular culture and immediately turns off the electorate.
If the Republican party is to survive, they are going to need to shift away from the right wing extremist and towards a more positive message -- rather than constantly beating the drum that the country is on the verge of collapse and that certain minority groups are to blame.
The Tea Party is done. The majority of the country doesn't want a conservative Christian theocracy.
100% hyperbole and not a single fact to be found in this post.
Winning elections is all about persuading others to vote for you. Whilst you personally may think she was the best candidate, the majority of the GOP were not won over by her style, vision or campaign. Does not make her a bad person or wrong. She just was not as good as Romney was.
So the facts are, she was not very popular on a nationwide scale with conservatives. Your view is skewed.
but conservative are supposed to be for small government, fiscal responsiblity. Didn't bachmann represent that>
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