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Fast Money & Foreign Objects
By Igor Volsky on Nov 14, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Mitt Romney is attributing his loss in the 2012 election to the gifts President Obama gave to minority voters, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. Speaking to donors on Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor praised his own campaign, but speculated that Obama won because he was very generous to his base:
Mitt Romney told his top donors Wednesday that his loss toPresident Obama was a disappointing result that neither he or his top aides had expected, but said he believed his team ran a superb campaign with no drama, and attributed his rivals victory to the gifts the administration had given to blacks, Hispanics and young voters during Obamas first term.
Obama, Romney argued, had been very generous to blacks, Hispanics and young voters. He cited as motivating factors to young voters the administrations plan for partial forgiveness of college loan interest and the extension of health coverage for students on their parents insurance plans well into their 20s. Free contraception coverage under Obamas healthcare plan, he added, gave an extra incentive to college-aged women to back the president. [...]
The Presidents campaign, he said, focused on giving targeted groups a big giftso he made a big effort on small things. Those small things, by the way, add up to trillions of dollars.
The comments echo the claims Romney made during a private high-dollar fundraiser earlier this year. In the video first published by Mother Jones, Romney argued that 47 percent of Americans are dependent upon government.
In his first interview since losing the election, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) also wouldnt admit that voters rejected the tickets economic vision and instead chalked up Obamas victory to a large turnout of the urban vote.
Romney and Ryan however, also lost states with very low minority populations, including New Hampshire, Iowa, Maine and Vermont.
Romney Says Obama Only Won Because He Gave 'Big Gifts' To Blacks And Latinos | ThinkProgress
I hope this idiot is catatonic for losing to a strong black man of colour.
You're my hero President Obama! There's no looking back!