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RickFromMN

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2. I lack proof, but I don't agree with the conclusions or tone of this article.
Mon Dec 9, 2013, 08:43 PM
Dec 2013

The tone of this article, I believe, is to imply money doesn't matter.

I have to disagree money does matter.

I believe Romney got the Republican Presidential nomination because of the ability of this Super PAC to overwhelm the likes of Gingrich, Santorum, and whoever else might challenge Romney for the nomination.

I believe Romney did as well as he did because of his Super PAC money in the general election.

Romney represented the "establishment" wing of the Republican Party, or should I say the business wing.

Romney should have done worse with the Christian Conservatives (Tea Party) than he did.

Forgive me for believing the Tea Party is an outflow of the Christian Conservatives.
I find it a surprise the Christian Conservatives accepted Romney and Mormonism.
The Christian Conservatives wouldn't have voted Democratic, but they might have stayed home in greater numbers.

The Libertarian Wing had no where to go, but vote for Romney or stay home.

Romney's Super PAC money did a good job getting his voters out to vote.
One can argue Romney lost by a huge margin, 47.2% to Obama's 51.1%), and I agree.

One can argue many of Romney's voters weren't voting for Romney.
They were voting against Obama. Again, I agree.

I would ask how large the margin might have been had Romney not had the Super PAC money.

This post focuses on the Presidential election, which we won.

We mustn't forget the Super PAC money that found its way into state politics.
The Republicans were able to control the redistricting of many states, much to our detriment.

I believe we will be lucky if we can wrest the House of Representatives away from the Republicans before the redistricting in 2020.

I can hope Republicans will come to love Obamacare, and get an "open mind", at least to listen to Democratic ideals.

At this moment I can't stand listening to Republicans and they can't stand listening to me.

As a person note, I consider myself a Liberal Democrat or even a socialist so my ideals might never be acceptable to Republicans.

I like the statement Robert Reich uses to describe himself.
He is a mainstream Democrat. It's the Democratic Party that moved to the right, not him.

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